Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 3rd August 2013

Dilbert//8876, first published thirteen years ago on Saturday 3rd August 2013

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obliviousness office buildings work ethic prodcutivity cubicles one clown car

Official transcript

Boss: Productivity went down when we moved the engineers from private offices to cubicles. Productivity went down again when we tried to open the office plan. CEO: Have we tried putting all of them in one clown car? Boss: No, but I don't see why that wouldn't work.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PRODUCTIVITY WENT DOWN WHEN WE MOVED THE ENGINEERS FROM PRIVATE OFFICES TO CUBICLES.

PRODUCTIVITY WENT DOWN AGAIN WHEN WE TRIED THE OPEN OFFICE PLAN.

HAVE WE TRIED PUTTING ALL OF THEM IN ONE CLOWN CAR?

NO, BUT I DON'T SEE WHY THAT WOULDN'T WORK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Productivity in One Clown Car"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a scenario where an engineer is moved from a private office to cubicles, with the intention of increasing productivity. However, the engineer is dissatisfied with the new arrangement and suggests that all employees be placed in one clown car, which he believes would lead to greater productivity. The punchline of the comic strip is that the engineer is unaware of why his previous idea wouldn't work, implying that he is not thinking critically about the potential consequences of his suggestions.

Key Points:

• The engineer is moved from a private office to cubicles to increase productivity.
• The engineer suggests placing all employees in one clown car to further increase productivity.
• The engineer is unaware of why his previous idea wouldn't work.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that simply changing the physical workspace can lead to increased productivity without considering the underlying reasons for decreased productivity in the first place.

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