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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th October 2016

Dilbert//10054, first published ten years ago on Monday 24th October 2016

Mandatory Safety Meeting


Tags

safety, catch-22, choosing, unsafe


Official transcript

Boss: You have to go to a mandatory safety training class right now. Dilbert: Is it safe for me to miss the deadline you gave me for this assignment? Boss: No, you lose either way. Dilbert: Hmm. Maybe I could work all night from home then drive to work exhausted.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

YOU HAVE TO GO TO A MANDATORY SAFETY TRAINING CLASS RIGHT NOW.

IS IT SAFE FOR ME TO MISS THE DEADLINE YOU GAVE ME FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT?

NO, YOU LOSE EITHER WAY.

HMM, MAYBE I COULD WORK ALL NIGHT FROM HOME THEN DRIVE TO WORK EXHAUSTED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Mandatory Safety Training"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a character named Dilbert, who is required to attend a mandatory safety training class. The conversation unfolds as follows:

  • The instructor informs Dilbert that he must attend the training session, which Dilbert reluctantly agrees to do.
  • However, Dilbert then asks if it's safe to miss the deadline for the assignment, to which the instructor responds that it is not.
  • Dilbert then jokingly suggests working all night from home and driving to work exhausted, implying that he would rather not attend the training session.

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of balancing work responsibilities with personal preferences, and the creative ways people might try to avoid certain tasks.

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