Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th December 2017

Dilbert//10480, first published nine years ago on Sunday 24th December 2017

Tags

military, office workers, survival, hero

Official transcript

Boss: This is our new employee, Mark. Mark was a navy SEAL. He fought in three separate conflicts. He once fought off a hundred insurgents and saved a town. Show Mark how we roll at this company. Dilbert: Today I'll be reformatting my PowerPoint deck because someone said the design is not organic. Mark: What's that mean? Dilbert: It doesn't matter. I'll just push some things around and hope the guy who complained doesn't attend the next meeting. Mark: How do you survive this place? Dilbert: I don't like to use the word "hero."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS OUR NEW EMPLOYEE, MARK.

MARK WAS A NAVY SEAL. HE FOUGHT IN THREE SEPARATE CONFLICTS.

HE ONCE FOUGHT OFF A HUNDRED INSURGENTS AND SAVED A TOWN.

SHOW MARK HOW WE ROLL AT THIS COMPANY.

TODAY I'LL BE REFORMATTING MY POWERPOINT DECK BECAUSE SOMEONE SAID THE DESIGN IS NOT ORGANIC.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

DOESN'T MATTER.

I'LL JUST PUSH SOME THINGS AROUND AND HOPE THE GUY WHO COMPLAINED DOESN'T ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING.

HOW DO YOU SURVIVE THIS PLACE?

I DON'T LIKE TO USE THE WORD "HERO."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Powerpoint Deck"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2017, revolves around Mark, a new employee who is tasked with reformatting his PowerPoint deck. However, he is met with resistance from the person who designed the original deck, who insists that the design is not organic.

Mark's attempts to explain the situation to his boss are thwarted by the boss's lack of understanding of the issue. Despite Mark's efforts to clarify the problem, the boss remains unconvinced and continues to push for the use of the original deck.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common office scenario where employees are forced to work with outdated or poorly designed materials, and the challenges of communicating effectively with colleagues who may not share the same understanding of the issue.

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