Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 8th December 2014

Dilbert//9368, first published twelve years ago on Monday 8th December 2014

Wally Working In The Cloud

Tags

deception, laziness, the cloud, work ethic, software, issues, cell coverage, home, doing nothing, engineering

Official transcript

Wally: If you need me, I'll be in the cloud fixing a software issue. There's no cell coverage in the cloud, so it might seem to you as if I am at home doing nothing. If you need me, I'll be at home doing nothing. Dilbert: Why would anyone need you?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF YOU NEED ME, I'LL BE IN THE CLOUD FIXING A SOFTWARE ISSUE.

THERE'S NO CELL COVERAGE IN THE CLOUD, SO IT MIGHT SEEM TO YOU AS IF I AM AT HOME DOING NOTHING.

IF YOU NEED ME, I'LL BE AT HOME DOING NOTHING.

WHY WOULD ANYONE NEED YOU?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "No Cell Coverage in the Cloud"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert, a software engineer, in a humorous exchange with his boss and a customer.

• Scene 1: Dilbert's boss requests him to be in the cloud to fix a software issue.
• Scene 2: Dilbert explains that there's no cell coverage in the cloud, making it impossible for him to work remotely.
• Scene 3: The customer asks why anyone would need Dilbert if he's not doing anything.
• Scene 4: Dilbert responds that he's needed because he's at home doing nothing, implying that his presence is necessary even if he's not actively working.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of remote work and the challenges of communication in a cloud-based environment.

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