Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th September 2009

Dilbert//7450, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 7th September 2009

Tags

new employee introduction greeting advice scared regretting ridiculous

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Welcome to your first day on the job."

The boss says, "Always lock your desk at night because many of your coworkers are crooks."

The boss says, "And the ones that have eyes like this got hired before we did drug testing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.

ALWAYS LOCK YOUR DESK AT NIGHT BECAUSE MANY OF YOUR COWORKERS ARE CROOKS.

AND THE ONES THAT HAVE EYES LIKE THIS GOT HIRED BEFORE WE DID DRUG TESTING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Eyes Have It"

Summary:

• The comic strip is a humorous take on the first day of a new job.
• The main character, Dilbert, is welcomed to his first day on the job by his coworker, who advises him to always lock his desk at night due to the presence of many "crooks" in the office.
• The punchline of the joke is that the coworker's eyes have a telltale sign of being hired before drug testing, implying that he has a history of substance abuse.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that some people may be more interested in getting high than doing their job, and that even in a professional setting, there may be individuals who are not above breaking the rules.

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