Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Dilbert//7130, first published eighteen years ago on Wednesday 22nd October 2008

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graphics dept approve outisde services forcing to fail justify budget my cubicle imagine futility

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Our graphics department is too busy to help me and won't approve outside services."

Dilbert says, "They're forcing me to fail so they can justify a bigger budget next year."

Dilbert says, "If you need me, I'll be in my cubicle trying to imagine what futility doesn't feel like."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT IS TOO BUSY TO HELP ME AND WON'T APPROVE OUTSIDE SERVICES.

THEY'RE FORCING ME TO FAIL SO THEY CAN JUSTIFY A BIGGER BUDGET NEXT YEAR.

IF YOU NEED ME, I'LL BE IN MY CUBICLE TRYING TO IMAGINE WHAT FUTILITY DOESN'T FEEL LIKE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Futility in the Cubicle"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a balding head and a white shirt, sitting at his desk in a cubicle. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is standing outside the cubicle.

Scene 1:

Dilbert's boss says, "Our graphics department is too busy to help me and won't approve outside services." Dilbert responds, "They're forcing me to fail so they can justify a bigger budget next year."

Scene 2:

Dilbert's boss then says, "If you need me, I'll be in my cubicle trying to imagine what futility doesn't feel like." Dilbert looks puzzled, unsure of what to make of this statement.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and inefficiencies that can hinder productivity and progress in a workplace. It highlights the frustration and sense of futility that can arise when individuals are forced to navigate complex systems and processes that seem designed to fail. The humor in the strip comes from the absurdity of the situation and the deadpan delivery of the characters' lines.

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