Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 7th August 2012

Dilbert//8515, first published fourteen years ago on Tuesday 7th August 2012

Tags

recessions regular interns interns intern no pay semi relevant job experience slap you no reason stupid economy

Official transcript

Boss: We don't have any openings for regular interns, but I can offer you a job as an intern to our intern. We won't pay you, of course, but you might acquire an imperceptible amount of semi-relevant job experience. And sometimes we'll slap you for no reason. Applicant: Stupid economy! I'll take it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE DONT HAVE ANY OPENINGS FOR REGULAR INTERNS, BUT I CAN OFFER YOU A JOB AS AN INTERN TO OUR INTERN.

WE WON'T PAY YOU, OF COURSE, BUT YOU MIGHT ACQUIRE AN IMPERCEPTIBLE AMOUNT OF SEMI-RELEVANT JOB EXPERIENCE.

AND SOMETIMES WELL SLAP YOU FOR NO REASON.

STUPID ECONOMY!

I'LL TAKE IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Internship Job"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around an interview between a man and a representative from a company. The representative is seeking an intern, but with a twist: the company doesn't have any openings for regular interns. Instead, they offer the candidate a job as an intern to their intern.

The conversation unfolds as follows:

• The representative explains that they won't pay the candidate, but they might acquire an imperceptible amount of semi-relevant job experience.
• The candidate expresses skepticism, to which the representative responds by slapping them for no reason.
• The candidate takes it, seemingly accepting the offer.

The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate culture and the often-unrealistic expectations placed on job seekers. It highlights the challenges of navigating the modern job market and the sometimes-bizarre ways in which companies approach recruitment.

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