Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 11th August 2009

Dilbert//7423, first published seventeen years ago on Tuesday 11th August 2009

Tags

talking ridicule criticism depressed sad mean

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I see my job as giving you the information you need to make the right decision."

Carol says, "I see your job as e-mailing me links to web sites full of stale and incomplete information."

Dilbert says, "Can we go back to pretending I'm useful?"

Carol says, "Sure. I'll give you a pity listen."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I SEE MY JOB AS GIVING YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

I SEE YOUR JOB AS EMAILING ME LINKS TO WEB SITES FULL OF STALE AND INCOMPLETE INFORMATION CAN WE GO BACK TO PRETENDING I'M USEFUL?

SURE. I'LL GIVE YOU A PITY LISTEN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of E-Mailing"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip, originally published in 2004, humorously depicts a conversation between a manager and an employee. The manager asks the employee to send an e-mail to web sites with stale information, which the employee finds pointless and unproductive. The manager responds by asking the employee to pretend to be useful, implying that the task is not actually important.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic tasks and the frustration of employees who feel undervalued.
• The manager's request for the employee to send an e-mail to web sites with stale information is a clear example of micromanaging and lack of trust in employees.
• The employee's response, asking to be given a pity listen, is a witty way of expressing their frustration and disappointment in the situation.

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