Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 20th April 2009

Dilbert//7310, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 20th April 2009

Tags

meeting crying afraid nervous breakdown business

Official transcript

Job tension is running high Asok says, "I?I?forgot to total the cost estimates."

Asok says, "Gaaaa!!!! You're going to fire me! I'm the next casualty of the frail economy!!!"

The boss says, "Maybe we could finish this by e-mail."

Asok says, "Must improve street-mime skills!!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

JOB TENSION IS RUNNING HIGH I... I... FORGOT TO TOTAL THE COST ESTIMATES.

GAAAA!!!! YOU'RE GOING TO FIRE ME!

IM THE NEXT CASUALTY OF THE FRAIL ECONOMY!!!

MAYBE WE COULD FINISH THIS BY EMAIL.

MUST IMPROVE STREET - MIME SKILLS!!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Job Tension is Running High"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a tense meeting in an office setting, where a group of employees are seated at a table with their boss. The boss is shown holding a microphone and addressing the group, while the employees look on with varying degrees of concern and frustration.

Key Elements:

• The boss is seen saying, "I... I... forgot to total the cost estimates."
• One employee responds, "GAAAA!!! YOU'RE GOING TO FIRE ME!"
• Another employee chimes in, "I'M THE NEXT CASUALTY OF THE FRAIL ECONOMY!!!"
• A third employee suggests, "MAYBE WE COULD FINISH THIS BY E-MAIL."
• The final panel shows the boss saying, "MUST IMPROVE STREET-MIME SKILLS!!!" while the employees look on in confusion.

Humor:

The humor in this comic strip comes from the absurdity of the situation and the over-the-top reactions of the employees. The boss's forgetfulness is exaggerated, and the employees' fears of being fired are amplified. The suggestion to finish the meeting by email is a relatable commentary on modern communication, while the boss's demand to improve street-mime skills is a nonsensical and humorous conclusion to the strip.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.