Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 6th June 2014

Dilbert//9183, first published twelve years ago on Friday 6th June 2014

Tags

apathy, managers & supervisors, buried alive, burlap bag, starving rats, fix everything, business

Official transcript

Boss: So... how's your job going? Dilbert: It's like being buried alive in a burlap bag full of starving rats. Boss: And I'm back to not caring. Dilbert: How long will it take you to fix everything?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SO... HOW'S YOUR JOB GOING?

IT'S LIKE BEING BURIED ALIVE IN A BURLAP BAG FULL OF STARVING RATS.

AND I'M BACK TO NOT CARING.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU TO FIX EVERYTHING?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Buried in a Burlap Bag Full of Starving Rats"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit, in a conversation with his boss.
• The boss asks how Dilbert's job is going, to which Dilbert responds that it's like being buried alive in a burlap bag full of starving rats.
• The boss, seemingly oblivious to Dilbert's distress, asks how long it will take him to fix everything.
• Dilbert's response, "And I'm back to not caring," suggests that he has reached a point of despair and hopelessness.
• The strip humorously highlights the absurdity of workplace expectations and the toll they can take on employees' mental health.

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