Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 20th August 2011

Dilbert//8162, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 20th August 2011

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conversation interviews biggest mistake learned from t old couch chewing starbucks never tell story

Official transcript

Boss: Describe your biggest mistake and what you learned from it. Man: I tried to get rid of an old couch by chewing it into tiny pieces and leaving one handful at a time at a Starbucks. Boss: And what did you learn? Man: I learned I should never tell that story. Interview question.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

INTERVIEW QUESTION DESCRIBE YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE AND WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM IT.

I TRIED TO GET RID OF AN OLD COUCH BY CHEWING IT INTO TINY PIECES AND LEAVING ONE HANDFUL AT A TIME AT STARBUCKS.

AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

I LEARNED I SHOULD NEVER TELL THAT STORY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Interview Question"

Summary:

The comic strip features an interviewee who shares a humorous anecdote about attempting to remove an old couch by tearing it apart and disposing of it at a Starbucks. The interviewee's response is met with skepticism by the interviewer, who questions the relevance of the story and the interviewee's ability to learn from their mistakes. The comic strip pokes fun at the common interview question "What's the biggest mistake you've ever made?" and the tendency for interviewees to provide unhelpful or irrelevant responses.

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