Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th December 2011

Dilbert//8283, first published fifteen years ago on Monday 19th December 2011

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big business inventions google develop ideas 60 hours per week math education

Official transcript

Man: At Google, we're encouraged to spend 20% of our time developing our own ideas. Dilbert: How many hours per week do you work? Man: About sixty. Wally: It sounds better when you don't do the math.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AT GOOGLE, WE'RE ENCOURAGED TO SPEND 20% OF OUR TIME DEVELOPING OUR OWN IDEAS.

HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK DO YOU WORK?

ABOUT SIXTY.

IT SOUNDS BETTER WHEN YOU DON'T DO THE MATH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Google's Productivity Secret"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2011, humorously highlights Google's approach to productivity. The strip features a group of employees seated at a conference table, engaged in a discussion about the company's policies.

Key Points:

• Google encourages employees to spend 20% of their time developing their own ideas.
• One employee asks how many hours per week they should work, to which another responds that it's about sixty.
• A third employee comments that it sounds better when you don't do the math.

Humor and Commentary:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that simply spending a certain amount of time working is not enough to be productive. The punchline about not doing the math adds to the humor, implying that the actual number of hours worked is less important than the perception of productivity. Overall, the strip offers a lighthearted commentary on the challenges of measuring productivity in a modern workplace.

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