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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 1st July 2013

Dilbert//8843, first published thirteen years ago on Monday 1st July 2013


Tags

work ethic acknowledge contributions management


Official transcript

Dilbert: I'd feel more loyalty to the company if management would acknowledge my contributions. Wally: If my job were as meaningless as yours, I wouldn't want management to notice me at all. Dilbert: You and I have the same job. Wally: I seem to be handling it better.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I'D FEEL MORE LOYALTY TO THE COMPANY IF MANAGEMENT WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE MY CONTRIBUTIONS.

IF MY JOB WERE AS MEANINGLESS AS YOURS, I WOULDN'T WANT MANAGEMENT TO NOTICE ME AT ALL.

YOU AND I HAVE THE SAME JOB.

I SEEM TO BE HANDLING IT BETTER

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "You and I Have the Same Job"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, engaging in a conversation with his boss. The exchange begins with Dilbert expressing a desire for more loyalty from the company, which he believes would be reciprocated if management acknowledged his contributions.

The boss responds by stating that Dilbert's job is meaningless as it is, and that he wouldn't want management to notice him at all. Dilbert retorts that he and his boss have the same job, implying that they are equally unimportant. The boss agrees, and the conversation ends with a sense of mutual understanding and acceptance of their roles.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert seeks recognition for his contributions from the company.
  • The boss dismisses Dilbert's job as meaningless.
  • Dilbert and the boss share a similar perspective on their roles.
  • The conversation concludes with a sense of mutual understanding and acceptance.

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