Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 12th January 2013

Dilbert//8673, first published thirteen years ago on Saturday 12th January 2013

Dilbert for Friday 11th January 2013

Dilbert for Sunday 13th January 2013

Tags

gratitude lay offs seven engineers trying to succeed gratutude pressure off

Official transcript

Boss: I had to lay off seven engineers and... I need you to pick up those functions. Dilbert: Wow! I feel a weight has been lifted from my chest. Now that my failure is guaranteed, I no longer feel the stress of trying to succeed! I don't know how to thank you for this. Boss: This didn't go the way I hoped.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAD TO LAY OFF SEVEN ENGINEERS AND ... I NEED YOU TO PICK UP THOSE FUNCTIONS WOW! I FEEL A WEIGHT HAS BEEN LIFTED FROM MY CHEST. NOW THAT MY FAILURE IS GUARANTEED, I NO LONGER FEEL THE STRESS OF TRYING TO SUCCEED!

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU FOR THIS.

THIS DIDN'T GO THE WAY I HOPED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Weight of Failure"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, who has just been laid off by his seven engineers. He is seen sitting at his desk, holding a computer monitor and expressing his relief at no longer feeling the stress of trying to succeed. The strip features three panels, each with a caption and a drawing of Dilbert.

Panel 1:

Caption: "I had to lay off seven engineers and... I need you to pick up those functions."
Drawing: Dilbert sitting at his desk, looking dejected.

Panel 2:

Caption: "WOW, I feel a weight has been lifted from my chest. Now that my failure is guaranteed, I no longer feel the stress of trying to succeed!"
Drawing: Dilbert holding a computer monitor and smiling.

Panel 3:

Caption: "I don't know how to thank you for this. This didn't go the way I hoped."
Drawing: Dilbert sitting at his desk, looking thoughtful.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea that success can be stressful and that failure can be liberating. It also highlights the absurdity of corporate culture and the ways in which people can find humor in difficult situations.

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