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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 6th March 2017

Dilbert//10187, first published nine years ago on Monday 6th March 2017

No Walking Away


Tags

human resources, policy, conversation, ideas, management, strategy, politeness, etiquette, business


Official transcript

Boss: The company has a new politeness policy. It is no longer acceptable to turn and walk away while a co-worker is in the middle of telling you something. Dilbert: That will add months to my project. Alice: I'm selling all of my company stock.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THE COMPANY HAS A NEW POLITENESS POLICY.

IT IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE TO TURN AND WALK AWAY WHILE A COWORKER IS IN THE MIDDLE OF TELLING YOU SOMETHING.

THAT WILL ADD MONTHS TO MY PROJECT.

IM SELLING ALL OF MY COMPANY STOCK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The New Politeness Policy"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a company introducing a new politeness policy, which prohibits employees from sharing information about their projects with coworkers. The policy aims to prevent employees from discussing their work with others, as it is deemed unacceptable to turn and walk away while a coworker is in the middle of telling them something.

Key Points:

  • The company has implemented a new politeness policy.
  • The policy prohibits employees from sharing information about their projects with coworkers.
  • The policy aims to prevent employees from discussing their work with others.
  • The policy is enforced by the company's management, who will add months to an employee's project if they are caught sharing information with coworkers.
  • The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the policy and the potential consequences of violating it.

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