Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 14th January 2019

Dilbert//10866, first published seven years ago on Monday 14th January 2019

Job Is 98 Percent Interruption

Tags

distraction, engineering, frustrated, jobs, office workers, listen

Official transcript

Alice: My job is 2% work and 98% getting interrupted. I can't focus long enough to finish anything.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY JOB IS 2% WORK AND 98% GETTING INTERRUPTED.

I CAN'T FOCUS LONG ENOUGH TO FINISH ANYTHING.

ARE YOU DONE? IM TRYING TO WORK.

YOU'RE A BAD LISTENER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "You're a Bad Listener"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. His boss, a woman with curly hair, enters the room and begins to lecture him about his job performance. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• The boss claims that Dilbert's job is only 2% work and 98% getting interrupted.
• Dilbert responds that he can't focus long enough to finish anything.
• The boss asks if he's done, and Dilbert replies that he's trying to work.
• The boss then accuses Dilbert of being a bad listener.

Throughout the conversation, Dilbert's facial expressions convey his frustration and annoyance at being interrupted and lectured. The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of working in an office environment and the difficulties of communicating effectively with colleagues.

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