Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 20th September 2018

Dilbert//10750, first published eight years ago on Thursday 20th September 2018

Hiring Paul The Criminal

Tags

dilbert, the boss, job, market, competitive, ex-cons, work, criminals, caught, paul, data center, copper, wire

Official transcript

The Boss: The job market is so competitive that we can't even find ex-cons who want to work here. So we're hiring active criminals who haven't yet been caught.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE JOB MARKET IS SO COMPETITIVE THAT WE CAN'T EVEN FIND EX-CONS WHO WANT TO WORK HERE.

SO WERE HIRING ACTIVE CRIMINALS WHO HAVEN'T YET BEEN CAUGHT.

SAY HELLO TO PAUL.

I HEAR OUR DATA CENTER HAS A LOT OF COPPER WIRE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Job Market Challenges"

Summary:

The comic strip humorously portrays the difficulties of finding suitable candidates in today's job market. The story unfolds as follows:

• A company is struggling to fill open positions, particularly for ex-cons who have not been caught.
• The company's representative, Dilbert, is approached by a man who claims to have a data center with a lot of copper wire.
• The conversation takes an unexpected turn when the man reveals that he is an active criminal who has not been caught.
• The representative is amused by the situation and decides to hire the man, despite his questionable background.
• The comic strip ends with the representative welcoming the new hire, Paul, and expressing his excitement about the potential benefits of having an active criminal on the team.

Key Takeaways:

• The comic strip highlights the challenges of finding qualified candidates in the modern job market.
• It also pokes fun at the idea of hiring individuals with questionable backgrounds, suggesting that sometimes, unconventional approaches may be necessary to fill open positions.
• The strip's humor and lighthearted tone make it an entertaining read, while also offering a commentary on the current state of the job market.

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