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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 25th July 2013

Dilbert//8867, first published thirteen years ago on Thursday 25th July 2013


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business ethics online ethics course kill coworker failed ethics test first employee to fail


Official transcript

Catbert: You're the first employee in company history to fail the online ethics course. Wally: I protest the grading system! Ethics are subjective. There are no right answers! Catbert: You said you would kill a coworker if you knew you wouldn't get caught. Wally: It was hard to know what answer they were looking for.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU'RE THE FIRST EMPLOYEE IN COMPANY HISTORY TO FAIL THE ONLINE ETHICS COURSE.

I PROTEST THE GRADING SYSTEM!

ETHICS ARE SUBJECTIVE. THERE ARE NO RIGHT ANSWERS!

YOU SAID YOU WOULD KILL A COWORKER IF YOU KNEW YOU WOULDN'T GET CAUGHT.

IT WAS HARD TO KNOW WHAT ANSWER THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Ethics Course Fail"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled employee, seated at a conference table with his boss.
  • Dilbert is informed that he is the first employee in company history to fail the online ethics course.
  • In response, Dilbert protests the grading system, suggesting that ethics are subjective and that there are no right answers.
  • The boss responds by asking Dilbert if he would kill a co-worker if he knew they were looking for it.
  • Dilbert's reaction is one of shock and surprise, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert fails the online ethics course.
  • He protests the grading system, arguing that ethics are subjective.
  • The boss presents a hypothetical scenario to test Dilbert's moral compass.
  • Dilbert's reaction is one of shock and surprise.

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