Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 1st October 2012

Dilbert//8570, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 1st October 2012

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candy children engineers big companies good engineering skulk around schoolyards nerdy loners offer candy family

Official transcript

Boss: The big companies are hiring all of the good engineering students as soon as they graduate. We need to start earlier. I want you to skulk around school yards and try to form relationships with kids who are nerdy loners. Offer them candy. Kids love candy. Dilbert: I don't see how this plan could go wrong.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE BIG COMPANIES ARE HIRING ALL OF THE GOOD ENGINEERING STUDENTS AS SOON AS THEY GRADUATE.

WE NEED TO START EARLIER. I WANT YOU TO SKULK AROUND SCHOOL YARDS AND TRY TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH KIDS WHO ARE NERDY LONERS.

OFFER THEM CANDY.

KIDS LOVE CANDY.

I DON'T SEE HOW THIS PLAN COULD GO WRONG.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Engineer's Dilemma"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert, an engineer, and his boss. The boss announces that the company will be hiring engineering students as soon as they graduate, prompting Dilbert to express his concerns about the potential impact on the workforce. Dilbert suggests that the company should instead focus on forming relationships with kids who are "nerdy loners" and offer them candy, as he believes this approach would be more effective in attracting top talent. The boss is skeptical of Dilbert's plan, but ultimately decides to give it a try. The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the situation and the challenges faced by engineers in the workplace.

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