Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th October 2010

Dilbert//7845, first published sixteen years ago on Thursday 7th October 2010

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meeting boss employee stupid question inspire angry dead body business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Carol, how can I make you feel more inspired by your work?"

Carol says, "I'm an admin, you steaming log. The only thing that would inspire me is finding your corpse floating in my worst enemy's drinking water."

The Boss says, "It's just something they make me ask."

Carol says, "Can I get back to my meaningless work now?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAROL, HOW CAN I MAKE YOU FEEL MORE INSPIRED BY YOUR WORK?

I'M AN ADMIN, YOU STEAMING LOG. THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD INSPIRE ME IS FINDING YOUR CORPSE FLOATING IN MY WORST ENEMY'S DRINKING WATER.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING THEY MAKE ME ASK CAN I GET BACK TO MY MEANINGLESS WORK NOW?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Power of Inspiration"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Carol and her boss, the "Steaming Log," who is an admin. Carol asks how she can feel more inspired by her work, and the Steaming Log responds with a cryptic message about finding inspiration in her worst enemy's drinking water. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when the Steaming Log reveals that it is actually a corpse floating in its worst enemy's drinking water. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of finding inspiration in unexpected places and the absurdity of the Steaming Log's response.

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