Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 17th August 2018
Dilbert//10716, first published eight years ago on Friday 17th August 2018
Answering Questions In Email
Tags
dilbert, male employee, email, questions
Official transcript
Male Employee: Why did you only answer one of my seven questions in my email?
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WHY DID YOU ONLY ANSWER ONE OF MY SEVEN QUESTIONS IN MY EMAIL?
I'M PENALIZING YOU FOR ASKING TOO MANY QUESTIONS IN A LONG, RAMBLING EMAIL.
JERK.
THATLL COST YOU THREE QUESTIONS.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Cost of Curiosity"
Summary:
- A man asks a coworker why they only answered one of his seven questions in an email.
- The coworker responds that they are penalizing him for asking too many questions in a long, rambling email.
- The man is frustrated and asks how many questions he can ask without being penalized.
- The coworker replies that it will cost him three questions.
Key Points:
- The comic strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape and the consequences of asking too many questions.
- It pokes fun at the idea that there are rules and penalties for seemingly trivial things, like the number of questions asked in an email.
- The strip uses humor to comment on the frustrations of working in a bureaucratic environment.
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