Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 24th July 2013

Dilbert//8866, first published thirteen years ago on Wednesday 24th July 2013

Tags

apathy work ethic new revisions work meaning

Official transcript

Carol: Ignore the page revisions I send out ten minutes ago. Your boss revised them again. Dilbert: Can I ignore the new revisions, too? I'm only asking because that was my plan. Carol: Thank you for removing the last shred of meaning from my work. Dilbert: It's what I do.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IGNORE THE PAGE REVISIONS I SENT OUT TEN MINUTES AGO. YOUR BOSS REVISED THEM AGAIN.

CAN I IGNORE THE NEW REVISIONS, TOO?

I'M ONLY ASKING BECAUSE THAT WAS MY PLAN THANK YOU FOR REMOVING THE LAST SHRED OF MEANING FROM MY WORK.

IT'S WHAT I DO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and his boss, who is trying to reinstate previously rejected page revisions.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's boss asks him to ignore the page revisions he sent out ten minutes ago and revise them again.
• Dilbert responds by asking if he can ignore the new revisions, too, as he has a plan.
• The boss agrees, and Dilbert proceeds to remove the last shred of meaning from his work.
• The comic strip satirizes the common office practice of revising documents multiple times, often with little progress or improvement.

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