Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th February 2010

Dilbert//7612, first published sixteen years ago on Tuesday 16th February 2010

Tags

ombudsman devil helen fry job management complaint issue pitchfork business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Helen, we're looking for a new ombudsman. Your experience in the afterlife makes you an ideal candidate."

Helen says, "I'll take the job. But call me Mrs. Fry."

Asok says, "I have an issue with management."

The Boss says, "Go to Helen Fry."

Yes, I know it's an old joke

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HELEN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW OMBUDSMAN.

YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE AFTERLIFE MAKES YOU AN IDEAL CANDIDATE.

I'LL TAKE THE JOB.

BUT CALL ME MRS.

FRY.

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MANAGEMENT.

GO TO HELEN FRY.

YES, I KNOW IT'S AN OLD JOKE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Yes, I Know It's an Old Joke."

The comic strip features a conversation between an employee and his manager, who is also a devil. The employee is seeking a new job, but the manager is hesitant to hire him due to his experience in the afterlife. The employee tries to persuade the manager by pointing out that he has management experience, but the manager is not convinced.

The comic strip is humorous because it plays on the common trope of the devil being a symbol of evil or temptation, but in this case, the devil is depicted as a mundane office manager who is more concerned with bureaucratic red tape than with causing chaos or destruction. The punchline of the joke is that the employee knows it's an old joke, implying that the conversation is a familiar and tired trope, but the manager is still stuck in it. Overall, the comic strip is a lighthearted commentary on the monotony of office work and the absurdity of corporate culture.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.