Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th May 2009

Dilbert//7344, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 24th May 2009

Tags

lazy new employee youth argument violence pain victory

Official transcript

Wally says, "And obviously I can't do anything until our floom vendor updates the glimrods."

Man says, "I'll bitspew a protopatch to your glimrod array and you can get right to work."

Sometimes a young engineer challenges the dominant work-avoider in the herd. Wally says, "Oh, really?"

Wally says, "Too bad the router isn't configured to handle protopatch server traffic."

Man says, "I'll remotely reconfigure the router to think the protopatch server is a hexadulian data compressor."

Wally says, "If you do that, you'll crash the firewall and expose everyone at this table to identity theft!"

Tina says, "Stop that! I have enough problems!"

Punch! Wally says, "Never go network on me, kid."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AND OBVIOUSLY I CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL OUR FLOOM VENDOR UPDATES THE GLIMRODS.

I'LL BITSPEW A PROTOPATCH TO YOUR GLIMROD ARRAY AND YOU CAN GET RIGHT TO WORK.

SOMETIMES A YOUNG ENGINEER CHALLENGES THE DOMINANT WORK- AVOIDER IN THE HERD.

TOO BAD THE ROUTER ISN'T CONFIGURED TO HANDLE PROTOPATCH SERVER TRAFFIC.

I'LL REMOTELY RECONFIGURE THE ROUTER TO THINK THE PROTO- PATCH SERVER IS A HEXADULIAN DATA COMPRESSOR.

IF YOU DO THAT, YOULL CRASH THE FIREWALL AND EXPOSE EVERYONE AT THIS TABLE TO IDENTITY THEFT!

OH, REALLY?

STOP THAT!

I HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS!

PUNCH!

NEVER GO NETWORK ON ME, KID.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Network Troubles"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2001, revolves around a group of IT professionals struggling with network issues. The scene unfolds in a conference room, where a woman, likely the manager, is addressing the team.

Key Points:

• The manager expresses frustration with the team's inability to resolve network problems.
• A male engineer suggests reconfiguring the router to mimic a Hexadulian Data Compressor, which the manager rejects.
• Another engineer proposes using a Glimrod array to update the Glimrods, but the manager dismisses this idea as well.
• The manager concludes that the team needs to work together to identify and address the root cause of the problems.

Overall:

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of working in IT, where complex technical issues can be difficult to resolve. The manager's frustration and the engineers' creative but ultimately ineffective solutions add to the comedic tone.

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