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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 14th September 2015

Dilbert//9648, first published 11 years ago on Monday 14th September 2015

Working On Boss's Side Job


Tags

work, labor, free, taking advantage, side job, boss, conflict of interest


Official transcript

Boss: Did you finish the website I asked you to make for my side business? Dilbert: No, because you keep me busy 100 percent of the time in my regular job. Boss: Hey, it isn't easy asking for twice as many status updates either.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

DID YOU FINISH THE WEBSITE I ASKED YOU TO MAKE FOR MY SIDE BUSINESS?

NO, BECAUSE YOU KEEP ME BUSY 100% OF THE TIME IN MY REGULAR JOB.

HEY, IT ISNT EASY ASKING FOR TWICE AS MANY STATUS UPDATES EITHER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Status Updates"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, engaged in a conversation with his boss. The boss requests that Dilbert create a website for his side business, prompting Dilbert to ask if it's possible to finish the task quickly. The boss responds by asking Dilbert to keep him updated on his progress 100% of the time in his regular job. Dilbert, feeling overwhelmed, asks if it's not easy to ask for twice as many status updates either. The boss agrees, and Dilbert is left wondering if he's being asked to do too much.

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