Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 30th July 2013

Dilbert//8872, first published thirteen years ago on Tuesday 30th July 2013

Tags

competition (psychology) elevators fear elevator confrontation threat ceo underling power tripping

Official transcript

CEO: Here's the hotshot that everyone says will someday take my job. I'm going to mentor you so hard your intestines will end up in your skull. Wally: I just figured out why people use the stairs.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S THE HOTSHOT THAT EVERYONE SAYS WILL SOMEDAY TAKE MY JOB.

I'M GOING TO MENTOR YOU SO HARD YOUR INTESTINES WILL END UP IN YOUR SKULL.

I JUST FIGURED OUT WHY PEOPLE USE THE STAIRS.

CHED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Hotshot Mentor"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, who is eager to take over his boss's job.
• However, his boss, a balding man, has other plans, revealing that he will mentor Dilbert so that his intestines will end up in his skull.
• The punchline is that Dilbert is puzzled by people using the stairs, which is a common observation in many workplaces.
• The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the challenges of working in a corporate environment.

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