Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 1st September 2012

Dilbert//8540, first published fourteen years ago on Saturday 1st September 2012

Tags

honesty managers & supervisors bad job new assignment poor job matching skills business

Official transcript

Boss: Can you explain why you're doing such a bad job on your new assignment? Dilbert: Yes I can: some idiot did a poor job matching my skills to my assignment. Boss: Let's try it again, but this time say something bad about yourself. Dilbert: I'm too honest?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU'RE DOING SUCH A BAD JOB ON YOUR NEW ASSIGNMENT?

YES I CAN: SOME IDIOT DID A POOR JOB MATCHING MY SKILLS TO MY ASSIGNMENT.

LET'S TRY IT AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME SAY SOMETHING BAD ABOUT YOURSELF.

IM TOO HONEST?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Poor Job Matching"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a distinctive appearance, engaging in a conversation with his boss.

• Dilbert asks his boss why he is doing such a bad job on his new assignment.
• His boss responds that he can explain why, but it involves something bad about himself.
• Dilbert encourages his boss to try again, but this time to say something bad about himself.

This exchange highlights the humorous dynamic between Dilbert and his boss, with Dilbert's clever wordplay adding to the comedic effect.

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