Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 16th April 2018

Dilbert//10593, first published eight years ago on Monday 16th April 2018

The Losing Team

Tags

blockchain, training, improvement, legacy, education, skills

Official transcript

Dilbert: I'd like to work on our blockchain project to keep my skills updated. Boss: I need you to be a team player and maintain our legacy systems until your technical skills become obsolete. Dilbert: What kind of team is that? Boss: You'll be on the losing team.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'D LIKE TO WORK ON OUR BLOCKCHAIN PROJECT TO KEEP MY SKILLS UPDATED.

I NEED YOU TO BE A TEAM PLAYER AND MAINTAIN OUR LEGACY SYSTEMS UNTIL YOUR TECHNICAL SKILLS BECOME OBSOLETE.

WHAT KIND OF TEAM IS THAT?

YOU'LL BE ON THE LOSING TEAM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Legacy Systems"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a red shirt, engaged in a conversation with a woman seated at a desk. The woman asks Dilbert to work on their blockchain project to keep his skills updated. Dilbert responds that he needs to be a team player and maintain their legacy systems until they become obsolete. The woman asks what kind of team he's referring to, and Dilbert reveals that he'll be on the losing team.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's request to work on the blockchain project
• The woman's emphasis on maintaining legacy systems
• Dilbert's humorous response about being on the losing team
• The comic strip's commentary on the challenges of adapting to new technologies and the importance of legacy systems.

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