Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th April 2016

Dilbert//9871, first published ten years ago on Sunday 24th April 2016

Tags

time, freedom, free will, schedule, work load, stress, free time, breaks, lunch

Official transcript

Boss: Schedule your training during your lunch hours so it doesn't impact your projects. Dilbert: But... my lunch hour is the only freedom I experience in a typical day. The rest of my time is either scheduled to the minute or driven by whatever crisis is happening. Please don't take my lunch hour and reduce me to nothing but a prisoner in a digital chain gang. I'm barely clinging to my illusion of free will as it is. This could push me over the edge. If you take away my one hour of freedom in the day, I might as well be a robot. Boss: Relax. This is temporary. Dilbert: For how long? Boss: Until I can replace you with a robot.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SCHEDULE YOUR TRAINING DURING YOUR LUNCH HOURS SO IT DOESN'T IMPACT YOUR PROJECTS.

BUT... MY LUNCH HOUR IS THE ONLY FREEDOM I EXPERIENCE IN A TYPICAL DAY.

THE REST OF MY TIME IS EITHER SCHEDULED TO THE MINUTE OR DRIVEN BY WHATEVER CRISIS IS HAPPENING.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY LUNCH HOUR AND REDUCE ME TO NOTHING BUT A PRISONER IN A DIGITAL CHAIN GANG.

IM BARELY CLINGING TO MY ILLUSION OF FREE WILL AS IT IS.

THIS COULD PUSH ME OVER THE EDGE.

IF YOU TAKE AWAY MY ONE HOUR OF FREEDOM IN THE DAY, I MIGHT AS WELL BE A ROBOT.

RELAX. THIS IS TEMPORARY.

FOR HOW LONG?

UNTIL I CAN REPLACE YOU WITH A ROBOT

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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