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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 8th July 2015

Dilbert//9580, first published 11 years ago on Wednesday 8th July 2015

Attendance Strategy


Tags

work ethic, laziness, deception, attendance, advice, mentor, mentoring


Official transcript

Wally: Ideally, you want to find a job that requires more attendance than work. And then you want to concoct an endless string of "reasons"

you can't come to work. The ultimate goal is getting paid for being nothing but a concept. Asok: I bask in your wisdom.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

IDEALLY, YOU WANT TO FIND A JOB THAT REQUIRES MORE ATTENDANCE THAN WORK.

AND THEN YOU WANT TO CONCOCT AN ENDLESS STRING OF "REASONS" YOU CAN'T COME TO WORK.

THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS GETTING PAID FOR BEING NOTHING BUT A CONCEPT.

I BASK IN YOUR WISDOM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Ultimate Goal"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around Dilbert's quest to find a job that requires more attendance than work.
  • He discovers a job that fits his criteria, but with an unexpected twist.
  • The job involves concocting an endless string of "reasons" for not coming to work, ultimately leading to a realization about the true nature of his work.

Key Points:

  • Dilbert's desire for a job with minimal effort and maximum attendance
  • The discovery of a job that meets his criteria, but with a humorous twist
  • The ultimate goal of getting paid for being nothing but a concept
  • The realization that the job is actually about being paid to come up with excuses for not working

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