Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 9th June 2012

Dilbert//8456, first published fourteen years ago on Saturday 9th June 2012

Tags

business ethics employee parking inconvenience by design personal errands intention suffering

Official transcript

Dilbert: The employee parking situation is terrible. I had to park a mile away. Catbert: That's by design. The inconvenience removes your temptation to run personal errands during the day. Dilbert: You're intentionally making my life more difficult? Catbert: What do you think management is?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE EMPLOYEE PARKING SITUATION IS TERRIBLE. I HAD TO PARK A MILE AWAY.

THAT'S BY DESIGN.

THE INCONVENIENCE REMOVES YOUR TEMPTATION TO RUN PERSONAL ERRANDS DURING THE DAY.

YOU'RE INTENTIONALLY MAKING MY LIFE MORE DIFFICULT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK MANAGEMENT IS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Parking Predicament"

Summary:

This Dilbert comic strip revolves around a humorous exchange between the titular character, Dilbert, and his red cat. The scene unfolds in a parking lot, where Dilbert is frustrated by the lack of available parking spaces. The cat, seemingly aware of Dilbert's predicament, offers a tongue-in-cheek solution:

• "That's by design. The inconvenience removes your temptation to run personal errands during the day."

Dilbert is taken aback by this response, prompting him to ask:

• "You're intentionally making my life more difficult?"

The cat's response is equally amusing:

• "What do you think management is?"

This exchange highlights the absurdity of corporate policies and the creative ways in which employees might interpret them. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that management might be intentionally making life difficult for employees, rather than genuinely trying to improve their work experience.

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