Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 15th May 2018

Dilbert//10622, first published eight years ago on Tuesday 15th May 2018

Do Not Implicate Boss

Tags

sick, sickness, illness, contagious, deadline, responsibility, accountability, medical

Official transcript

Dilbert: My project is two weeks late because you came to work two weeks ago and gave me the flu. Boss: Do you have any excuses that don't implicate me as the main problem? Dilbert: How about I say I didn't feel motivated and leave it otherwise vague? Boss: I can work with that.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY PROJECT IS TWO WEEKS LATE BECAUSE YOU CAME TO WORK SICK TWO WEEKS AGO AND GAVE ME THE FLU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY EXCUSES THAT DON'T IMPLICATE ME AS THE MAIN PROBLEM?

HOW ABOUT I SAY I DIDN'T FEEL MOTIVATED AND LEAVE IT OTHERWISE VAGUE?

I CAN WORK WITH THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Excuses"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled cartoon character, sitting at a desk with his boss. The conversation begins with the boss asking why Dilbert's project is late, to which Dilbert responds that he came to work sick two weeks ago and gave him the flu. The boss then asks if Dilbert has any excuses that don't implicate him as the main problem, to which Dilbert replies that he can work with that. The strip ends with the boss asking how Dilbert feels motivated and leaving the question unanswered.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's project is late due to illness.
• Dilbert's boss asks for excuses that don't implicate him.
• Dilbert responds with a nonchalant attitude.
• The conversation ends with an unanswered question about motivation.

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