Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th March 2015
Dilbert//9458, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 8th March 2015
Tags
catch-22, compliment, compliments, insult, insulting, work ethic, technical skills, perfect attendance, risk averse, no social life, irrational needs, code writing puppet
Official transcript
Boss: You're a perfect employee in many ways. Dilbert: I am? Boss: For example, you have excellent technical skills. Dilbert: That's true. Boss: And your attendance is perfect. Dilbert: Yes, it is. Boss: And you are too risk-averse to quit and start your own company. Dilbert: What? Boss: Plus, you have no social life to interfere with work.Dilbert: Are these still compliments? Boss: Combine all of that with your irrational need for approval, and it makes you a code-writing puppet. Did I already say you're underpaid? Dilbert: Stop complimenting me!
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
YOU'RE A PERFECT EMPLOYEE IN SO MANY WAYS.
I AM?
FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE EXCELLENT TECHNICAL SKILLS.
THAT'S TRUE.
AND YOUR ATTENDANCE IS PERFECT.
YES, IT IS.
AND YOU ARE TOO RISK-AVERSE TO QUIT AND START YOUR OWN COMPANY.
WHAT?
PLUS YOU HAVE NO SOCIAL LIFE TO INTERFERE WITH WORK.
ARE THESE STILL COMPLIMENTS?
COMBINE ALL OF THAT WITH YOUR IRRATIONAL NEED FOR APPROVAL, AND IT MAKES YOU A CODE-WRITING PUPPET.
DID I ALREADY SAY YOU'RE UNDERPAID?
STOP COMPLIMENTING ME!
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Code-Writing Puppet"
Summary:
The comic strip, created by Scott Adams, features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and critique of corporate culture. In this particular strip, Dilbert's boss asks him to combine all of his excellent technical skills with his irrational need for approval to create a code-writing puppet.
The boss justifies this request by stating that it makes him a "code-writing puppet," implying that Dilbert's skills are being exploited for his own benefit. Dilbert responds by questioning the value of these compliments, suggesting that they are merely a means to an end.
The strip pokes fun at the idea that employees are often expected to be overly enthusiastic and compliant in order to advance in their careers. It also highlights the absurdity of asking someone to sacrifice their autonomy and creativity in order to meet the demands of a corporate culture that values conformity over innovation.
Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the darker aspects of corporate culture and the ways in which employees are often pressured to conform to certain expectations in order to succeed.
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