Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 18th January 2017

Dilbert//10140, first published nine years ago on Wednesday 18th January 2017

The Illusion Of Work

Tags

work ethic, laziness, deception

Official transcript

Wally: It's easier to create the illusion of work than it is to do actual work. That's why I carry this red folder with me wherever I go. Man: Can you attend a design meeting at two? Wally: Ooh... I wish I could, but I'm behind on the red file.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT IS EASIER TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF WORK THAN IT IS TO DO ACTUAL WORK.

THAT'S WHY I CARRY THIS RED FOLDER WITH ME WHEREVER I GO.

CAN YOU ATTEND A DESIGN MEETING AT TWO?

OOH.

I WISH I COULD, BUT I'M BEHIND SCHEDULE ON THE RED FILE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "The Red Folder" and features Dilbert, a balding man with glasses, sitting at a table with his coworkers.

Panel 1: Dilbert's coworker explains that it's easier to create the illusion of work than to do actual work. Dilbert responds, "That's why I carry this red folder with me wherever I go."

Panel 2: Dilbert's coworker asks if he can attend a design meeting at two, but Dilbert is behind schedule on the red file.

Panel 3: Dilbert's coworker wishes he could attend the meeting but is behind schedule on the red file.

Summary: The comic strip humorously portrays the tendency for some individuals to prioritize appearances over actual productivity, using the red folder as a symbol of their supposed busyness.

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