Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th May 2013
Dilbert//8793, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 12th May 2013
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interviews mental health creative adhd dyslexia bipolar schizophrenia creativity normal is boring turning tables job interview
Official transcript
Boss: I'm looking for an employee who is creative. Interviewee: That's me. I have ADHD and dylsexia. I'm also bipolar and schizophrenic. Dilbert: Checking the Internet... Well... that's surprising. Each of his conditions is highly correlated with creativity. Interviewee: Are you a normal? Boss: I... think so. Interviewee: Wow. I feel sorry for you. It must be hard going through life without any creativity. Boss: What's happening here? Dilbert: It might be some sort of creative thing.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I'M LOOKING FOR AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS CREATIVE.
THAT'S ME. I HAVE ADHD AND DYSLEXIA.
I'M ALSO BIPOLAR AND SCHIZOPHRENIC.
CHECKING THE INTERNET...
WELL.
THAT'S SURPRISING.
EACH OF HIS CONDITIONS IS HIGHLY CORRELATED WITH CREATIVITY.
ARE YOU A NORMAL?
I...
THINK SO.
WOW. I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. IT MUST BE HARD GOING THROUGH LIFE WITHOUT ANY CREATIVITY.
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?
IT MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF CREATIVE THING.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Creative Type"
Summary:
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a man who is interviewing him for a job as a creative employee. The interviewer, who is balding and wearing a brown suit, asks Dilbert about his conditions, including ADHD, dyslexia, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Dilbert responds that he has all of these conditions, but also notes that each of them is highly correlated with creativity.
The interviewer is surprised by this revelation and asks Dilbert if he is normal. Dilbert replies that he is not normal, but rather creative. The interviewer then asks what is happening here, and Dilbert responds that it might be some sort of creative thing.
The comic strip pokes fun at the stereotype that people with certain conditions are not capable of being creative. It suggests that creativity can be found in unexpected places and that people with conditions such as ADHD and dyslexia may have unique perspectives and abilities that can be valuable in a creative field. Overall, the comic strip is a humorous commentary on the nature of creativity and the importance of embracing diversity and individuality.
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