Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 14th February 2013

Dilbert//8706, first published thirteen years ago on Thursday 14th February 2013

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depression (mental state) work ethic underling long hours insane workload fatigue depression organ failure greetings how are you psychology

Official transcript

Boss: How's it going, underling? Dilbert: My long hours and insane workload are causing fatigue, depression, and organ failure. I'll probably be dead in a month. Boss: When did people stop saying "fine?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW'S IT GOING, UNDERLING?

MY LONG HOURS AND INSANE WORKLOAD ARE CAUSING FATIGUE, DEPRESSION, AND ORGAN FAILURE. I'LL PROBABLY BE DEAD IN A MONTH.

WHEN DID PEOPLE STOP SAYING, "FINE"?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "When Did People Stop Saying, 'Fine'?"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a colleague, who asks how he is doing. Dilbert responds that his workload is causing fatigue, depression, and organ failure, and that he will likely be dead in a month.

The colleague expresses surprise at Dilbert's response, asking when people stopped saying "fine." Dilbert's expression changes to one of thoughtfulness, as he contemplates the question. The strip ends with Dilbert's response, "When did people stop saying, 'fine'?" The punchline is humorous because it implies that people have become so accustomed to saying "fine" as a way of avoiding deeper conversation that they have forgotten how to respond to more serious issues.

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