Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 1st October 2014

Dilbert//9300, first published twelve years ago on Wednesday 1st October 2014

Tags

drinking, hiring, personality tests, sales, sales personnel, sociopaths, storytelling skills, morgue, selfie, dead guy, super drunk, hired, sales person, new hire, business

Official transcript

Boss: I can tell a lot from an applicant's storytelling skills. So tell me a story. Man: Last week, I broke into a morgue and took a selfie with a dead guy. But in my defense, I was super drunk. Boss: I hired a new salesperson.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN TELL A LOT FROM AN APPLICANT'S STORYTELLING SKILLS.

SO TELL ME A STORY.

LAST WEEK, I BROKE INTO A MORGUE AND TOOK A SELFIE WITH A DEAD GUY. BUT IN MY DEFENSE, I WAS SUPER DRUNK.

I HIRED A NEW SALESPERSON.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "I Can Tell a Lot from an Applicant's Storytelling Skills. So Tell Me a Story."

Summary:

The comic strip features a job interview scene where the applicant, a man, shares a story about breaking into a morgue and taking a selfie with a dead guy. The interviewer, a man, is unimpressed and hires a new salesperson instead, who is depicted as a red fish.

Key Points:

• The applicant's storytelling skills are questioned by the interviewer.
• The applicant shares a story about breaking into a morgue and taking a selfie with a dead guy.
• The interviewer is unimpressed and hires a new salesperson, who is a red fish.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of hiring someone based on their storytelling skills alone.

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