Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 18th September 2012

Dilbert//8557, first published fourteen years ago on Tuesday 18th September 2012

Tags

business ethics interviews career goals 80 hours a week below - market compensation

Official transcript

Interviewee: But enough about me. How can I help you achieve your career goals? Boss: You could work 80 hours a week for below-market compensation. Interviewee: I did not see that coming. Boss: Good. I need employees who can't see it coming. You're hired. Job interview

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

JOB INTERVIEW BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME. HOW CAN I HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR CAREER GOALS?

YOU COULD WORK 80 HOURS A WEEK FOR BELOW-MARKET COMPENSATION I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.

GOOD. I NEED EMPLOYEES WHO CAN'T SEE IT COMING.

YOU'RE HIRED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Underpaid and Overworked"

Summary:

This comic strip depicts a job interview between a candidate and an employer. The employer asks the candidate about their career goals, to which the candidate responds that they would like to work 80 hours a week for below-market compensation. The employer is taken aback by this response, stating that they did not see that coming and that they need employees who can't see it coming. The candidate is hired, despite their unusual request. The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of underpaying employees and the willingness of some individuals to accept low wages in exchange for more work.

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