Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 3rd August 2015

Dilbert//9606, first published 11 years ago on Monday 3rd August 2015

Working Sixty Hours A Week

Tags

work ethic, hours, workload, interpretation, negativity

Official transcript

Man: I'm working sixty hours a week. Dilbert: Wow. You must be a terrible employee if you have to work long hours just to keep your job. Man: I was hoping you would respect my work ethic. Wally: Wrong table.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M WORKING SIXTY HOURS A WEEK.

WOW. YOU MUST BE A TERRIBLE EMPLOYEE IF YOU HAVE TO WORK LONG HOURS JUST TO KEEP YOUR JOB.

I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD RESPECT MY WORK ETHIC.

WRONG TABLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Wrong Table"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a cartoon character known for his sarcastic comments and workplace humor.
• The story begins with Dilbert sitting at a table with his coworkers, discussing their work hours.
• One coworker mentions that they are working sixty hours a week, to which Dilbert responds that they must be a terrible employee if they have to work long hours just to keep their job.
• The coworker takes offense and hopes Dilbert would respect their work ethic, but Dilbert retorts that they are sitting at the wrong table.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that working long hours is a badge of honor, and that employees who work less may be seen as less dedicated or less valuable.
• It also highlights the absurdity of the workplace culture that values long hours over other aspects of work-life balance.

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