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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th July 2011

Dilbert//8115, first published fifteen years ago on Monday 4th July 2011


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interviews ignorant and bored hired awesome tech skills management genius


Official transcript

Man: You're ignorant and ridiculous. I'm bored. Are we done here? Boss: You're hired. You must have awesome technical skills or else someone would have killed you by now. Boss: I can't tell if I'm a management genius or just lazy.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU'RE IGNORANT AND RIDICULOUS.

I'M BORED. ARE WE DONE HERE?

YOU'RE HIRED. YOU MUST HAVE AWESOME TECHNICAL SKILLS OR ELSE SOMEONE WOULD HAVE KILLED YOU BY NOW.

I CANT TELL IF I'M A MANAGEMENT GENIUS OR JUST LAZY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Management Genius"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a manager and an employee. The employee is bored and asks if they are doing anything useful. The manager responds that they must have awesome technical skills or else someone would have killed them by now. The employee is skeptical, suggesting that the manager may be a management genius or just lazy. The strip humorously highlights the absurdity of management and the lack of productivity in the workplace.

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