Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th January 2018

Dilbert//10501, first published eight years ago on Sunday 14th January 2018

Tags

network, optics, stupid company, women, imagination, flirting, miscommunication, co workers, argument, women in management, employees, business

Official transcript

Carol: do you have lunch plans?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU HAVE LUNCH PLANS?

AREN'T YOU MARRIED?

I'M NOT ASKING YOU OUT ON A DATE.

IM TRYING TO NETWORK.

THE OPTICS WOULDN'T BE GOOD.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO NETWORK IN THIS STUPID COMPANY?

MAYBE YOU COULD NETWORK WITH OTHER WOMEN.

THIS COMPANY HAS NO WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT!

NOW I SEE THE PROBLEM. IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU!

IS IT MY IMAGINATION OR WAS SHE FLIRTING WITH ME?

I CAN'T TELL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "No Women in Management"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2018, features Dilbert and his coworkers discussing the lack of women in management at their company. The conversation begins with Dilbert asking if anyone has lunch plans, to which his coworkers respond that they are not married. One coworker, however, expresses interest in networking, but is met with skepticism by Dilbert, who points out that the company has no women in management.

The conversation takes a turn when another coworker asks how Dilbert is supposed to network in a company with no women in management. Dilbert responds that the optics wouldn't be good, and that people would likely see him as a misogynist. The coworker then asks if it's his imagination or if he was flirting with the woman, but Dilbert denies it.

Overall, the comic strip highlights the challenges of networking and building relationships in a workplace with a lack of diversity and representation. It also touches on the importance of considering the optics and potential implications of one's actions.

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