Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 17th November 2016

Dilbert//10078, first published ten years ago on Thursday 17th November 2016

Followship Training

Tags

leadership, following, lazy, work ethic, motivation

Official transcript

Boss: I'm too busy to take a leaders hip class, so I'm sending all of you to a followship class. Dilbert: Is that so we can learn how to follow someone who never learned to lead? Boss: That sounds like a good question for your followship teacher.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IM TOO BUSY TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP CLASS, SO IM SENDING ALL OF YOU TO A FOLLOWSHIP CLASS.

IS THAT SO WE CAN LEARN HOW TO FOLLOW SOMEONE WHO NEVER LEARNED HOW TO LEAD?

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD QUESTION FOR YOUR FOLLOW- SHIP TEACHER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Follow-ship Teacher"

Summary:

The comic strip features a group of people in a classroom setting, with one individual stating that they are too busy to take a leadership class but will send all of them to a fellowship class. The speaker then asks if anyone can learn how to follow someone who has never learned how to lead, and another person responds by asking if it's a good question for a follow-ship teacher. The humor in the strip comes from the clever play on words, as "follow-ship" sounds like "leadership" but has a different meaning. The strip pokes fun at the idea that some people may not be ready or willing to take on leadership roles, but instead want to learn how to follow others. Overall, the comic strip uses wordplay and satire to comment on the challenges of leadership and the importance of learning from others.

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