Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th August 2011
Dilbert//8156, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 14th August 2011
Tags
business ethics research facilities work home 2 days twice as prodcutive elaborate science experiment commute to sit in box control group frustration
Official transcript
Dilbert: Can I work at home for two days per week? I can be twice as productive, and happier at the same time. Boss: I probably shouldn't tell you this... but you're part of an elaborate science experiment to see how much frustrations it takes to kill employees. Why else would the company make you commute for two hours a day just to sit in a tiny box? Don't feel bad: no one told me either. I had to piece it together from the evidence. Now I do my part to keep the experiment moving along. Dilbert: Other people work from home. Boss: Are you referring to the control group?
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
CAN I WORK AT HOME FOR TWO DAYS PER WEEK?
I CAN BE TWICE AS PRODUCTIVE, AND HAPPIER AT THE SAME TIME.
I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T TELL YOU THIS...
BUT YOU'RE PART OF AN ELABORATE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT TO SEE HOW MUCH FRUSTRATION IT TAKES TO KILL EMPLOYEES.
WHY ELSE WOULD THE COMPANY MAKE YOU COMMUTE FOR TWO HOURS A DAY JUST TO SIT IN A TINY BOX?
DON'T FEEL BAD; NO ONE TOLD ME EITHER.
I HAD TO PIECE IT TOGETHER FROM THE EVIDENCE. NOW I DO MY PART TO KEEP THE EXPERIMENT MOVING ALONG.
OTHER PEOPLE WORK FROM HOME.
ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE CONTROL GROUP?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Experiment"
Summary:
The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, who is asked by his boss to participate in an experiment to determine how much frustration it takes to kill employees. The boss explains that the experiment involves working from home for two days a week, which Dilbert finds ironic given the company's previous emphasis on commuting for two hours a day to sit in a tiny box.
Dilbert is skeptical of the experiment and asks if he can be twice as productive and happier at the same time. His boss responds that he probably shouldn't tell him this, but the experiment is part of an elaborate science experiment to see how much frustration it takes to kill employees.
As the experiment progresses, Dilbert becomes increasingly frustrated and questions whether he is part of the control group. His boss reassures him that he is not, but Dilbert remains skeptical and wonders if he is being used as a test subject.
The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate experiments and the ways in which companies may try to manipulate their employees to increase productivity and reduce costs. It also highlights the absurdity of using human subjects in experiments without their consent or knowledge.
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