Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th June 2012

Dilbert//8451, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 4th June 2012

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monkeys big picture motivated monkey assignment eating banana imitating monkey animals

Official transcript

Dilbert: I would feel more motivated if I knew how my assignment fits into the big picture. Boss: You don't need to be motivated. A monkey could do your assignment while eating a banana. Like this. Ooh-ooh-ooh! Dilbert: I think we're moving in the wrong direction.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WOULD FEEL MORE MOTIVATED IF I KNEW HOW MY ASSIGNMENT FITS INTO THE BIG PICTURE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE MOTIVATED. A MONKEY COULD DO YOUR ASSIGNMENT WHILE EATING A BANANA.

LIKE THIS.

- - !

I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Monkeying Around"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a black mustache and dark hair, in a grey suit, engaging in a conversation with his boss. The boss asks if Dilbert feels more motivated knowing his assignment fits into the big picture. Dilbert responds that he would feel more motivated if he knew how his assignment fits into the big picture. The boss suggests that a monkey could do the assignment while eating a banana, and Dilbert agrees, thinking they're moving in the wrong direction. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the challenges of motivation and the absurdity of modern work environments.

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