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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st December 2015

Dilbert//9746, first published 11 years ago on Monday 21st December 2015

Team Interview


Tags

hiring, managers, interviews, employment, honesty, candor, warning


Official transcript

Team Interview. Dilbert: To be perfectly honest, Bob, you are unqualified to work here. Bob: Your boss already hired me. He told me to talk to you so you'd feel included in the decision. Wait... did I miss a huge red flag? Dilbert: We all did. Welcome to the team.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

TEAM INTERVIEW TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, BOB, YOU ARE UNQUALIFIED TO WORK HERE.

YOUR BOSS ALREADY HIRED ME. HE TOLD ME TO TALK TO YOU SO YOUD FEEL INCLUDED IN THE DECISION.

WAIT.

DID I MISS A HUGE RED FLAG?

WE ALL DID WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Red Flag"

Summary:

The comic strip features Bob, a new employee, being interviewed by his boss. Despite being unqualified for the job, Bob is hired and tells his boss that he is "perfectly honest." The boss responds by saying that Bob's honesty is a "huge red flag" and welcomes him to the team. The strip pokes fun at the absurdity of hiring someone who is clearly unqualified and the tendency to overlook red flags in favor of being polite or avoiding conflict.

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