Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th August 2013

Dilbert//8885, first published thirteen years ago on Monday 12th August 2013

Tags

competition (psychology) laziness passive job seeker rope sleeping tied up coffee cup chair bound

Official transcript

Recruiter 1: Hey, is that a passive job seeker? Wally: ZZZZZZ. Recruiter 2: Back off! I saw him first. This rope hols my place until he wakes up. Wally: ZZZZZZ. I will pay you a thousand dollars to drop a long straw in this cup. Recruiters

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

RECRUITERS HEY, IS THAT A PASSIVE JOB SEEKER?

ZzZZZ BACK OFF! I SAW HIM FIRST.

THIS ROPE HOLDS MY PLACE UNTIL HE WAKES UP.

ZZZZZ I WILL PAY YOU A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DROP A LONG STRAW IN THIS CUP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Recruiters".

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a scene where a group of recruiters are trying to wake up a man who is sleeping at his desk. One of the recruiters holds a rope and says, "Back off, I saw him first. This rope holds my place until he wakes up." Another recruiter responds by saying, "I will pay you a thousand dollars to drop a long straw in this cup."

The man at the desk is still sleeping, but the recruiters are determined to wake him up. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the competitive nature of job recruitment and the lengths that recruiters will go to get their candidate.

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