Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th September 2017

Dilbert//10378, first published nine years ago on Wednesday 13th September 2017

Engineer With No Soul

Tags

soul, motivation, cruelty, abuse

Official transcript

Boss: I hired an engineer who has no soul. This way, I won't feel so bad when I motivate him with emotional abuse. Dilbert: You're joking, right? Boss: Ha! You're right. I never feel bad about stuff.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED AN ENGINEER WHO HAS NO SOUL.

THIS WAY, I WON'T FEEL SO BAD WHEN I MOTIVATE HIM WITH EMOTIONAL ABUSE.

YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT?

HA! YOU'RE RIGHT. I NEVER FEEL BAD ABOUT THAT STUFF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Emotional Abuse."

The comic strip features a conversation between an engineer and his boss. The engineer is hired without a soul, and the boss motivates him with emotional abuse. The engineer is jokingly asked if he feels bad about the situation, to which he responds that he never feels bad about that stuff. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the treatment of employees in the workplace, highlighting the absurdity of using emotional abuse as a motivator.

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