Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd August 2017

Dilbert//10337, first published nine years ago on Thursday 3rd August 2017

Does Nothing Useful

Tags

work ethic, meaning, meaningless, motivation, laziness

Official transcript

Dilbert: All I did today was create a bunch of PowerPoint slides that no one will understand. But I got paid the same as if I had done something useful. Is this the first stage of becoming you? Wally: If you're lucky.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALL I DID TODAY WAS CREATE A BUNCH OF POWERPOINT SLIDES THAT NO ONE WILL UNDERSTAND.

BUT I GOT PAID THE SAME AS IF I HAD DONE SOMETHING USEFUL.

IS THIS THE FIRST STAGE OF BECOMING YOU?

IF YOU'RE LUCKY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Lucky" and features a conversation between two characters, one of whom is Dilbert.

Panel 1: The first panel shows Dilbert sitting at a table with another character, who says, "All I did today was create a bunch of PowerPoint slides that no one will understand." Dilbert responds, "But I got paid the same as if I had done something useful."

Panel 2: In the second panel, the same character asks, "Is this the first stage of becoming you?" Dilbert replies, "If you're lucky."

Summary: The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate culture, where individuals are rewarded for creating unnecessary work, despite its lack of value or understanding. The punchline, "If you're lucky," suggests that this may be the beginning of a successful career in corporate bureaucracy.

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