Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th October 2014

Dilbert//9325, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 26th October 2014

Tags

deception, email, insulting, intelligence, iq, trickery, work ethic, obession, addiction, work smarter, text, efficiency

Official transcript

Wally: Studies show that continually checking email lowers your functional I.Q. You advised me to "work smarter,"

so I plan to ignore all of your email from now on. Boss: What if I text you instead? Wally: That's the sort of question that one asks after checking email too often. Boss: Did you just insult me? Wally: That answer is in your email. Boss: Where is it? I don't see any email from you. But I see six new emails that look important. What were we talking about. Wally: You were complimenting me on my efficiency.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

STUDIES SHOW THAT CONTINUALLY CHECKING EMAIL LOWERS YOUR FUNCTIONAL I.Q YOU ADVISED ME TO "WORK SMARTER," SO I PLAN TO IGNORE ALL OF YOUR EMAIL FROM NOW ON.

WHAT IFI TEXT YOU INSTEAD?

THAT'S THE SORT OF QUESTION THAT ONE ASKS AFTER CHECKING EMAIL TOO OFTEN.

DID YOU JUST INSULT ?

THE ANSWER IS IN YOUR EMAIL.

WHERE IS IT?

I DON'T SEE ANY EMAIL FROM YOU.

BUT I SEE SIX NEW EMAILS THAT LOOK IMPORTANT.

WHAT WERE WE TALKING ABOUT?

YOU WERE COMPLIMENTING ME ON MY EFFICIENCY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Email Efficiency Expert"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, follows the daily life of Dilbert, a white-collar worker who often finds himself in humorous situations due to his sarcastic and sometimes cynical outlook on life.

In this particular strip, Dilbert's boss, the Pointy-Haired Boss, asks him to "work a smarter" and ignore all emails from now on. Dilbert is skeptical and decides to test his boss's email efficiency by sending him six new emails that look important but are actually just random words and phrases.

The boss is impressed by Dilbert's efforts, but Dilbert is not fooled and continues to mock his boss's lack of attention to detail. The strip pokes fun at the common workplace phenomenon of employees feeling overwhelmed by the volume of emails they receive and the tendency of managers to prioritize quantity over quality.

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