Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd September 2009

Dilbert//7446, first published seventeen years ago on Thursday 3rd September 2009

Tags

asking request excuse ridicule lazy

Official transcript

Wally says, "Can I work from home? There are too many distractions in the office."

The boss says, "Don't you have just as many distractions at your house?"

Wally says, "Not unless my idiot couch starts questioning all of my great suggestions."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN I WORK FROM HOME? THERE ARE TOO MANY DISTRACTIONS IN THE OFFICE.

DON'T YOU HAVE JUST AS MANY DISTRACTIONS AT YOUR HOUSE?

NOT UNLESS MY IDIOT COUCH STARTS QUESTIONING ALL OF MY GREAT SUGGESTIONS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Distractions"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between an employee working from home and his boss. The employee asks if he can work from home, citing too many distractions in the office. The boss responds by asking if he has as many distractions at home. The employee replies that he does not, unless his idiot couch starts questioning his suggestions. The punchline is that the employee's couch is now questioning his ideas, implying that the distractions are coming from an unexpected source - his own furniture.

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