Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th March 2012

Dilbert//8367, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 12th March 2012

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engineers squirming team players thwart inaction

Official transcript

Co-worker: Why are all the engineers in this meeting squirming when I talk? Did your boss order you to act like team players during this meeting and later thwart me by inaction? Answer me!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY ARE ALL THE ENGINEERS IN THIS MEETING SQUIRMING WHEN I TALK?

DID YOUR BOSS ORDER YOU TO ACT LIKE TEAM PLAYERS DURING THIS MEETING AND LATER THWART ME BY INACTION?

ANSWER !

SQUIRM SQUIRM

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Squirm"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a white shirt and red tie, seated at a conference table. He is surrounded by colleagues, all of whom are also wearing white shirts and red ties. The conversation begins when one of the engineers asks why all the engineers are squirming in their seats during the meeting. Dilbert's boss responds by asking if he acted like team players during the meeting and later thwarted him by inaction. Dilbert's response is met with a resounding "Squirm" from his colleagues, indicating their discomfort with his behavior. The comic strip humorously highlights the tension and awkwardness that can arise in a workplace setting.

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