Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th November 2015

Dilbert//9700, first published 11 years ago on Thursday 5th November 2015

Carol Overschedules

Tags

useless, laziness, work ethic, ignorance, trying, effort, club

Official transcript

Carol: I understand you better than the others because I'm useless, too. Wally: I always thought you were trying to kill our pointy-haired boss by overscheduling him. Carol: I am. It just hasn't worked yet. Wally: That's not good enough to get into the useless club.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I UNDERSTAND YOU BETTER THAN THE OTHERS BECAUSE I'M USELESS TOO.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL OUR POINTY- HAIRED BOSS BY OVER- SCHEDULING HIM.

I AM.

IT JUST HASN'T WORKED YET.

THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO GET INTO THE USELESS CLUB.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Useless Club"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between two office workers, one of whom is frustrated with their boss's scheduling practices. The worker expresses their annoyance, stating that they understand the other better than the others because they are also "useless." The boss responds by saying they were trying to kill their pointy-haired boss by over-scheduling him, but it hasn't worked yet. The worker then reveals that they are not good enough to get into the "useless club." The comic strip humorously portrays the absurdity of office politics and the challenges of dealing with incompetent bosses.

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