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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 11th January 2016

Dilbert//9767, first published ten years ago on Monday 11th January 2016

How Work Is Going


Tags

work, existence, happiness, fulfillment, frustration, job, business, psychology


Official transcript

Dogbert: How was work? Dilbert: Are you being sarcastic? You know my life is an endless string of useless tasks orchestrated by idiots. Why do you even ask? Dogbert: I like hearing it? Dilbert: Your honesty is not refreshing.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

HOW WAS WORK?

ARE YOU BEING SARCASTIC?

YOU KNOW MY LIFE IS AN ENDLESS STRING OF USELESS TASKS ORCHESTRATED BY IDIOTS. WHY DO YOU EVEN ASK?

I LIKE HEARING IT.

YOUR HONESTY IS NOT REFRESHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Sarcastic Life"

Summary:

  • A man asks another man how his work is going.
  • The second man responds sarcastically, saying he's being sarcastic.
  • The first man asks why he's even asking, implying that the second man's life is an endless string of useless tasks orchestrated by idiots.
  • The second man agrees, stating that his honesty is not refreshing.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the monotony and frustration of office work, highlighting the absurdity of bureaucratic tasks and the tendency for people to respond sarcastically when asked about their work.

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