Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 4th October 2014

Dilbert//9303, first published twelve years ago on Saturday 4th October 2014

Tags

pretending, rehab, victim, work ethic, workaholic, effect health, dramatic, blaming victim

Official transcript

Wally: I'm pretending to be a workaholic so the company will pay for rehab. Waaaa!!! I am working too hard! It is starting to affect my health! Boss: That seemed a bit dramatic. Wally: Here we go with blaming the victim.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IM PRETENDING TO BE A WORKAHOLIC SO THE COMPANY WILL PAY FOR REHAB.

WAAAA!!! I AM WORKING TOO HARD!

IT IS STARTING TO AFFECT MY HEALTH!

THAT SEEMED A BIT DRAMATIC.

HERE WE GO WITH BLAMING THE VICTIM

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Workaholic's Guilt Trip"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, engaging in a conversation with his coworkers.

• Dilbert pretends to be a workaholic to secure a company-funded rehabilitation program.
• However, his coworkers are skeptical of his claims, pointing out that he appears to be in good health.
• Dilbert becomes defensive, insisting that he is indeed working too hard and that his health is suffering as a result.
• The conversation takes a dramatic turn when Dilbert's coworkers accuse him of blaming the victim, implying that he is using his supposed workaholism as an excuse for his own poor health choices.
• The strip ends with Dilbert looking guilty and uncertain, as if he has been caught in his own lie.

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