Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 23rd May 2013

Dilbert//8804, first published thirteen years ago on Thursday 23rd May 2013

Tags

elevators ignorance (knowledge) overqualified incompetent phd easily stumped

Official transcript

Boss: I hired an overqualified yet incompetent guy to help on your project. Coworker: I was happily incompetent for years. Then I got my PhD and people started thinking I could do things. Okay, I'm stumped.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED AN OVERQUALIFIED YET INCOMPETENT GUY TO HELP ON YOUR PROJECT.

I WAS HAPPILY INCOMPETENT FOR YEARS.

THEN I GOT MY PH.D. AND PEOPLE STARTED THINKING I COULD DO THINGS.

OKAY, I'M STUMPED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Incompetence to Employment"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with his corporate job. In this particular strip, Dilbert is hired by a tent guy to help with a project, despite being overqualified and incompetent for years. The punchline comes when Dilbert is asked to do things he could do things, and he responds by saying he's okay, but is "stumped".

The humor in the strip lies in the absurdity of Dilbert's situation, where he is being asked to do tasks that are well within his capabilities, but he is pretending to be incompetent in order to fit in with the company culture. The strip pokes fun at the idea that sometimes, people may pretend to be less capable than they actually are in order to fit in or avoid responsibility.

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