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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 12th January 2017

Dilbert//10134, first published nine years ago on Thursday 12th January 2017

Coaching Alice


Tags

coaching, mentor, boss, manager, advice


Official transcript

Boss: Do you want some coaching? Alice: Heck yes. If you find someone who knows my job better than I do, send them my way. Boss: Maybe I could share my wisdom with you. Alice: Can you teach me how to stay calm when some idiot interrupts me?

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

DO YOU WANT SOME COACHING?

HECK YES IF YOU FIND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS MY JOB BETTER THAN I DO, SEND THEM MY WAY.

MAYBE I COULD SHARE MY WISDOM WITH YOU.

CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO STAY CALM WHEN SOME IDIOT INTERRUPTS ?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Coaching Opportunity"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features a conversation between a manager and an employee.
  • The employee asks for coaching, but the manager's response is cryptic and open to interpretation.
  • The manager suggests finding someone who knows their job better than they do and sending them their way.
  • The employee is left confused, wondering if they should share their wisdom with the person or not.
  • The punchline is that the manager is asking the employee to teach them how to stay calm when someone interrupts them, implying that the manager is the one who needs coaching.

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