Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 5th September 2011

Dilbert//8178, first published fifteen years ago on Monday 5th September 2011

Tags

anxiety stress creative ethical shortcuts less honest questions uncomfortable job interview

Official transcript

Alice: Are you creative? Man: Oh, yes. I'm very creative. Alice: Research tells us that creative people take ethical shortcuts and are generally less honest. Man: Ooh. Alice: Do you take a long time to do things? Man: I don't know the right answer! Interview

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

INTERVIEW ARE YOU CREATIVE?

OH, YES.

I'M VERY CREATIVE.

RESEARCH TELLS US THAT CREATIVE PEOPLE TAKE ETHICAL SHORTCUTS AND ARE GENERALLY LESS HONEST.

OOH DO YOU TAKE A LONG TIME TO DO THINGS?

I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Right Answer"

Summary:

The comic strip features a job interview between a man and a woman. The woman asks if the interviewer is creative, to which he responds affirmatively. She then inquires about the importance of taking ethical shortcuts, and the interviewer reveals that creative individuals tend to be less honest.

Key Points:

• The woman is asked if she takes a long time to do things, and she responds that she doesn't know the right answer.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of navigating workplace expectations and the tension between creativity and ethics.

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