Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 16th August 2014

Dilbert//9254, first published twelve years ago on Saturday 16th August 2014

Tags

optimism, telephones, work ethic, prodcutive, conference call, cubicla, exhautisng

Official transcript

Boss: You don't look productive. Wally: I'm on a conference call. Boss: Maybe you should be in your cubicle listening to it. Wally: Nah. They aren't saying anything important. Boss: Maybe they will. Wally: Optimism sounds exhausting.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU DON'T LOOK PRODUCTIVE.

IM ON A CONFERENCE CALL.

MAYBE NAH.

YOU SHOULD THEY BE IN YOUR AREN'T CUBICLE SAYING LISTENING ANYTHING TO IT.

IMPORTANT.

MAYBE THEY WILL.

OPTIMISM SOUNDS EXHAUSTING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Importance of Being Heard"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a man on a conference call who is not being heard by his colleagues.
• He attempts to get their attention by saying "Maybe you should be in your cubicle listening to it," but they remain unresponsive.
• The man becomes frustrated and says, "Nah, they aren't saying anything important."
• He then tries to make himself heard by saying, "Maybe they will," but his words fall on deaf ears.
• Finally, he concludes that "Optimism sounds exhausting" and decides to give up trying to be heard.

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