Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 25th August 2010

Dilbert//7802, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 25th August 2010

Tags

confession schedule calendar lazy self-esteem annoyed

Official transcript

Carol says, "For the past five years I've managed your calendar based solely on what would create the least work for me."

Carol says, "It all started when you told me to use my judgment to set priorities."

Carol says, "In retrospect, you should have hired someone with low self-esteem."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS IVE MANAGED YOUR CALENDAR BASED SOLELY ON WHAT WOULD CREATE THE LEAST WORK FOR ME.

IT ALL STARTED WHEN YOU TOLD ME TO USE MY JUDGMENT TO SET PRIORITIES.

IN RETROSPECT, YOU SHOULD HAVE HIRED SOMEONE WITH LOW SELF-ESTEEM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Priorities"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting at his desk. His boss, a balding man with black hair, is standing in front of him. The boss says:

"For the past five years I've managed your calendar based solely on what would create the least work for me."

Dilbert responds:

"It all started when you told me to use my judgment to set priorities."

The boss then says:

"In retrospect, you should have hired someone with low self-esteem."

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the boss's statement, implying that he is trying to shift the blame for his own lack of productivity onto Dilbert. The punchline is a clever play on words, using the phrase "low self-esteem" to suggest that the boss is trying to deflect responsibility onto someone who is already struggling with their own self-worth.

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