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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 21st March 2014

Dilbert//9106, first published twelve years ago on Friday 21st March 2014


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telecommunication lines work ethic studies show telecommunters survey people lying weasles level of awareness


Official transcript

Wally: You should let me work at home a few days per week because studies show that telecommuters put in more hours. Boss: How do they study that sort of thing? Wally: They survey people who work at home. Boss: What if those people are lying weasels? Wally: I wasn't counting on this level of awareness.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU SHOULD LET ME WORK AT HOME A FEW DAYS PER WEEK BECAUSE STUDIES SHOW THAT TELECOMMUTERS PUT IN MORE HOURS.

HOW DO THEY STUDY THAT SORT OF THING?

THEY SURVEY PEOPLE WHO WORK AT HOME.

WHAT IF THOSE PEOPLE ARE LYING WEASELS?

I WASN'T COUNTING ON THIS LEVEL OF AWARENESS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Weasel Study"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between a manager and an employee. The manager asks the employee to work from home a few days a week due to studies showing that telecommuters put in more hours. The employee questions how the study was conducted, inquiring about the methods used to survey people who work from home. The manager responds by asking if those surveyed were "lying weasels," implying that they may have provided inaccurate information. The employee expresses skepticism about the study's validity, suggesting that the results may not be reliable. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of relying on surveys to determine the effectiveness of working from home, highlighting the potential for bias and inaccuracy in the data.

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