Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 23rd September 2011

Dilbert//8196, first published fifteen years ago on Friday 23rd September 2011

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Official transcript

Woman: My boss keeps micromanaging me. Dilbert: Have you tried doing good work so she doesn't feel the need? Maybe I should just listen.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY BOSS KEEPS MICROMANAGING .

HAVE YOU TRIED DOING GOOD WORK SO SHE DOESN'T FEEL THE NEED?

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST LISTEN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Micromanaging Me"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, sitting at a table with his boss. The boss is micromanaging Dilbert, asking him if he has tried doing good work so she doesn't feel the need to do it herself. Dilbert responds that he should just listen, implying that his boss's constant interference is unnecessary and unproductive. The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace phenomenon of micromanagement, where a manager or supervisor excessively controls or directs the work of their employees.

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