Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 25th January 2013

Dilbert//8686, first published thirteen years ago on Friday 25th January 2013

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conversation engineers paternity leave hopsital hesitate to ask not helpful

Official transcript

Coworker: I assigned three more engineers to help on your project. One is on paternity leave, one is in the hospital, and one doesn't start for another month. If there's anything else you need, please hesitate to ask.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I ASSIGNED THREE MORE ENGINEERS TO HELP ON YOUR PROJECT.

ONE IS ON PATERNITY LEAVE, ONE IS IN THE HOSPITAL, AND ONE DOESN'T START FOR ANOTHER MONTH.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED, PLEASE HESITATE TO ASK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Paternity Leave Puzzle"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around an engineer who is assigned three additional tasks to complete on a project. However, he takes advantage of the situation by claiming that one of the tasks is on paternity leave, one is in the hospital, and the other doesn't start for another month.

Key Points:

• The engineer is given three new tasks to complete on a project.
• He claims that one task is on paternity leave, one is in the hospital, and one doesn't start for another month.
• The engineer is essentially shirking his responsibilities by passing the blame onto others.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees try to avoid work by assigning tasks to others.

Overall:

The comic strip highlights the creative ways people can find to avoid work, and the absurdity of the situation. It is a humorous take on the challenges of managing a team and completing projects in a timely manner.

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