Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Dilbert//7171, first published eighteen years ago on Tuesday 2nd December 2008

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boss office workers conference room chairs cubicles steal chairs steal

Official transcript

The boss: Carol I want you to take any conference room chairs that re in cubicles and put them back where they belong. Carol: People are going to steal the chairs back as soon as I leave. The boss: Maybe, but do it anyways. Carol: So... we agree that there's no way to tell if I really did it?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAROL, I WANT YOU TO TAKE ANY CONFERENCE ROOM CHAIRS THAT ARE IN CUBICLES AND PUT THEM BACK WHERE THEY BELONG.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO STEAL THE CHAIRS BACK AS SOON AS I LEAVE.

MAYBE, BUT DO IT ANYWAY.

SO... WE AGREE THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL IF I REALLY DID IT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Great Conference Room Chair Heist"

Summary:

• Carol, a worker, asks her boss to take conference room chairs from cubicles and put them back where they belong.
• The boss agrees, but only if Carol does it herself.
• Carol is hesitant, but eventually agrees to steal the chairs back.
• The boss asks if there's no way to tell if Carol did it, implying that she might be caught.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of office politics and the willingness of employees to go to great lengths to avoid doing their jobs.

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