Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 28th May 2010

Dilbert//7713, first published sixteen years ago on Friday 28th May 2010

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tired exhausted research lie avoid work lab report meeting write down science business

Official transcript

Wally says, "I'm exhausted from all of the basic research I'm doing."

Wally says, "It's too bad that the value of my work won't be quantifiable for another ten years."

The Boss says, "I'd like to see your lab report."

Wally says, "So? the new rule is that we write down stuff?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M EXHAUSTED FROM ALL OF THE BASIC RESEARCH I'M DOING.

IT'S TOO BAD THAT THE VALUE OF MY WORK WON'T BE QUANTIFIABLE FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS.

I'D LIKE TO SEE YOUR LAB REPORT.

SO... THE NEW RULE IS THAT WE WRITE DOWN STUFF?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The New Rule"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a white shirt and tie, sitting at a conference table with his colleagues. The scene unfolds as follows:

• The first panel shows Dilbert expressing frustration with the amount of research he is doing, stating, "I'm exhausted from all of the basic research I'm doing."
• The second panel reveals that his boss has introduced a new rule: "It's too bad that the value of my work won't be quantifiable for another ten years."
• In the third panel, Dilbert's boss proposes a solution, saying, "I'd like to see your lab report."
• The final panel shows Dilbert responding with skepticism, "So... the new rule is that we write down stuff?"

This comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic rules and the challenges of working in a corporate environment.

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