Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd December 2018

Dilbert//10844, first published eight years ago on Sunday 23rd December 2018

Tags

boss, employees, employment, managers & supervisors, video games

Official transcript

Boss: The job market is so tight that I had to hire this NPC.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE JOB MARKET IS SO TIGHT THAT I HAD TO HIRE THIS NPC.

NPC?

NON-PLAYER CHARACTER.

IT'S A VIDEO GAME TERM FOR A CHARACTER THAT IS PROGRAMMED, AS OPPOSED TO BEING AN AVATAR FOR A HUMAN PLAYER.

AN NPC HAS LIMITED PROGRAMMED RESPONSES. WATCH THIS.

HOW'S YOUR DAY GOING?

NOT BAD FOR A MONDAY.

CAN YOU HELP ME ON MY PROJECT?

I AM TOO BUSY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MANAGEMENT?

THEY ARE ALL DUMB.

I JUST BONDED WITH THAT THING.

SEE HOW FAST YOU GET USED TO IT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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