Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd December 2009

Dilbert//7537, first published seventeen years ago on Thursday 3rd December 2009

Tags

avoidance noise concentration presentation laziness excuses

Official transcript

Wally says, "My cubicle is surrounded by loud idiots who make it impossible for me to concentrate on my work."

The Boss says, "Did you create a presentation on why you couldn't do the presentation you're supposed to be doing?"

Wally says, "Yes"

The Boss says, "Wouldn't it have been just as easy to create the actual presentation?"

Wally says, "I'm hoping to use this this one more than once."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY CUBICLE IS SURROUNDED BY LOUD IDIOTS WHO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO CONCENTRATE ON MY WORK.

DID YOU CREATE A PRESENTATION ON WHY YOU COULDN'T DO THE PRESENTATION YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING?

YES WOULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN JUST AS EASY TO CREATE THE ACTUAL PRESENTATION?

IM HOPING TO USE THIS ONE MORE THAN ONCE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Cubicle Conundrum"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a man's frustration with his cubicle and his boss's presentation. The story unfolds in three panels:

• Panel 1: The man expresses his desire to concentrate on his work, but is hindered by his cubicle's proximity to loud coworkers.
• Panel 2: He is asked to create a presentation on why he couldn't complete the previous one, which he finds unnecessary and time-consuming.
• Panel 3: He decides to create a presentation that simply states "I'm hoping to use this one more than once," implying that he will reuse the same presentation multiple times.

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of working in a noisy environment and the absurdity of creating unnecessary presentations.

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