Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 22nd August 2014

Dilbert//9260, first published twelve years ago on Friday 22nd August 2014

Tags

employee fringe benefits, google, free bus service, telecommuniting

Official transcript

Boss: I hired a guy who worked at Google because he said he was driven. Dilbert: Because they have free bus service? Has he shown up for work yet? Boss: I thought he was telecommuting.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED A GUY WHO WORKED AT GOOGLE BECAUSE HE SAID HE WAS DRIVEN.

BECAUSE THEY HAVE FREE BUS SERVICE?

HAS HE SHOWN UP FOR WORK YET?

I THOUGHT HE WAS TELECOMMUTING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Free Bus Service"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive appearance, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a man who has just been hired at Google.

• The new employee explains that he was attracted to the company because of its free bus service.
• Dilbert responds with skepticism, asking if the man has shown up for work yet.
• The man reveals that he has not yet arrived at the office, but is considering taking the bus instead of driving.
• Dilbert's response is humorous, as he points out that the man is actually thinking about taking the bus to work, rather than driving.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of free bus service as a major selling point for potential employees, and highlights the absurdity of the situation.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.