Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 3rd August 2009

Dilbert//7415, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 3rd August 2009

Tags

therapy ignoring lying down thinking complaining writing psychology

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I multitask during conference calls."

Dilbert says, "Is it wrong to value my own productivity over the inane babbling of others?"

Therapist thinks, "Buy bread?Pickles?Light bulbs?"

Dilbert says, "Hello?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I MULTITASK DURING CONFERENCE CALLS.

IS IT WRONG TO VALUE MY OWN PRODUCTIVITY OVER THE INANE BABBLING OF OTHERS?

BUY BREAD.

PICKLES... LIGHT BULBS..

HELLO?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Multitasking During Conference Calls"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a man lying on a couch, multitasking during a conference call.
• He is simultaneously:
  • Listening to the call
  • Watching TV
  • Texting on his phone
• The woman on the other end of the call asks if he is valuing his own productivity over the inane babbling of others.
• The man responds by saying he is buying bread, pickles, and light bulbs.
• The punchline is that the man is not actually doing anything productive, but rather distracting himself from the monotony of the conference call.

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