Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 7th August 2009

Dilbert//7419, first published seventeen years ago on Friday 7th August 2009

Tags

reading guide advice guilt annoyed

Official transcript

Asok says, "According to the book of Wally, I should use something called 'Preemptive guilt' to avoid work."

Wally says, "Exactly. If you wait until after you get an assignment, it is already too late for guilt."

Wally says, "Stress killed both of my parents. The doctors said they worked too hard."q

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF WALLY, I SHOULD USE SOMETHING CALLED "PREEMPTIVE GUILT" TO AVOID WORK EXACTLY. IF YOU WAIT UNTIL AFTER YOU GET AN ASSIGNMENT, IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE FOR GUILT.

STRESS KILLED BOTH OF MY PARENTS. THE DOCTORS SAID THEY WORKED TOO HARD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Stress Killed Both of My Parents"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, in a conversation with his boss.
• Dilbert's boss suggests using the book of Wally to avoid work by claiming preemptive guilt.
• Dilbert takes this advice and presents an assignment late, citing stress as the reason for his parents' death.
• The doctor's response is that they worked too hard, implying that Dilbert's stress is a result of his own actions.
• The comic strip satirizes the common phenomenon of people using stress as an excuse for their lack of productivity.

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