Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 14th September 2017

Dilbert//10379, first published nine years ago on Thursday 14th September 2017

Emptiness And Pain

Tags

pain, emptiness, soul, work ethic, motivation

Official transcript

Dilbert: This is Randy, our new employee who has no soul. Tina: Wow. What's it like to have no soul? Randy: I feel only emptiness and pain. Tina: I hope you didn't take this job to get away from emptiness and pain. Randy: No, I just wanted to get paid for it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS RANDY, OUR NEW EMPLOYEE WHO HAS NO SOUL.

WOW.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE NO SOUL?

I FEEL ONLY EMPTINESS AND PAIN 00 I HOPE YOU DIDN'T TAKE THIS JOB TO GET AWAY FROM EMPTINESS AND PAIN.

NO, I JUST WANTED TO GET PAID FOR IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "No Soul".

Summary

The comic strip features Randy, a new employee who has no soul. In a conversation with his coworkers, he reveals that he feels only emptiness and pain. His coworkers are shocked by his statement and try to persuade him to get away from emptiness and pain. Randy refuses, stating that he just wanted to get paid for it. The comic strip highlights the absurdity of Randy's situation and the reactions of his coworkers. It also touches on themes of existentialism and the human desire for meaning and purpose.

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