Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th September 2010

Dilbert//7813, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 5th September 2010

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coworker change website case frustrated beaurocracy yell pill placebo technology

Official transcript

Woman says, "I need a minor change to our website."

Wally says, "Give me your business case for the change and I'll prioritize it for the queue."

Woman says, "I don't have time to write a business case for one little change."

Wally says, "I can't justify changing my priorities without one."

Woman says, "GAAAA!!! Why can't we do the simplest things in this stupid company???!"

Wally says, "Try one of these corporate post-traumatic stress pills to dull your memory of these events."

Woman says, "What? Where am I? Who are you?"

Wally says, "You were just leaving."

Wally says, "They're placebos, but I find that they solve 20% of my problems."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED A MINOR CHANGE TO OUR WEBSITE.

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com GIVE ME YOUR BUSINESS CASE FOR THE CHANGE AND I'LL PRIORITIZE IT FOR THE QUEUE.

I DON'T HAVE TIME CASE FOR ONE LITTLE CHANGE.

I CAN'T JUSTIFY CHANGING MY PRIORITIES WITHOUT ONE.

GAAAA!!! WHY CAN'T WE DO THE SIMPLEST THINGS IN THIS STUPID COMPANY? ??!

TRY ONE OF THESE CORPORATE POST- TRAUMATIC STRESS PILLS TO DULL YOUR MEMORY OF THESE EVENTS.

WHAT?

WHERE AM I?

WHO ARE YOU?

YOU WERE JUST LEAVING.

THEY'RE PLACEBOS, BUT I FIND THAT THEY SOLVE 20% OF MY PROBLEMS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Corporate Post-Traumatic Stress Pills"

Summary:

The comic strip follows a typical Dilbert scenario, where a corporate employee is forced to take a new medication to cope with the stress of their job. The employee is initially hesitant but eventually gives in, only to discover that the pills have an unexpected side effect: they make them more productive.

Key Points:

• The employee is struggling to cope with the stress of their job.
• They are given a new medication by their boss, which is supposed to help them relax.
• However, the medication has an unexpected side effect: it makes them more productive.
• The employee is initially hesitant but eventually gives in to the medication.
• The medication is revealed to be a placebo, but it still has a profound effect on the employee's productivity.

Themes:

• The absurdity of corporate culture
• The pressure to perform in the workplace
• The search for solutions to alleviate stress and improve productivity

Tone:

• Humorous and satirical, with a touch of irony and absurdity.

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