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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 30th May 2015

Dilbert//9541, first published 11 years ago on Saturday 30th May 2015

Who Can Insult The Boss


Tags

work ethic, laziness, payoff, reward


Official transcript

Wally: I heard we can insult our boss now? Dilbert: You can't. Alice and I can get away with it because we are hard to replace. Wally: Realistically, there had to be a downside to being useless.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I HEARD WE CAN INSULT OUR BOSS NOW?

YOU CAN'T.

ALICE AND I CAN GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE WE ARE HARD TO REPLACE.

REALISTICALLY, THERE HAD TO BE A DOWNSIDE TO BEING USELESS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Useless"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, who has been insulted by Alice's statement that the coffee maker is hard to replace. Dilbert suggests that they can get away with replacing it because it is useless, but his boss is not convinced. The strip highlights the absurdity of the situation and the frustration of dealing with a useless coffee maker.

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