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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 22nd March 2017

Dilbert//10203, first published nine years ago on Wednesday 22nd March 2017

Wally's Invention Goes Into Production


Tags

invention, success, laziness, fairness, unfair


Official transcript

Alice: The board decided to put your invention of a phone charger that warms coffee into production. Market surveys show enormous demand. You're probably going to be our Employee Of The Year. This disturbs me on many levels. Wally: Genius is often disruptive.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THE BOARD DECIDED TO PUT YOUR INVENTION OF A PHONE CHARGER THAT WARMS COFFEE INTO PRODUCTION.

MARKET SURVEYS SHOW ENORMOUS DEMAND. YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

THIS DISTURBS ME ON MANY LEVELS GENIUS IS OFTEN DISRUPTIVE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Employee of the Year"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a woman and a man in an office setting. The woman is excited to share her innovative idea for a phone charger that warms coffee, which she believes will be a hit with the company's employees. The man, however, is skeptical and dismissive of her idea, suggesting that it is not practical or feasible. He also implies that the company's employees are not interested in such a product.

Key Points:

  • The woman presents her idea for a phone charger that warms coffee.
  • The man is skeptical and dismissive of her idea.
  • He suggests that the company's employees are not interested in such a product.
  • The conversation highlights the challenges of introducing new ideas in a corporate setting.

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