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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 19th July 2019

Dilbert//11052, first published seven years ago on Friday 19th July 2019

Homeless Employees


Tags

concern, cost, employees, homeless persons, office workers, pretend


Official transcript

Dogbert: We need to do something about our employees being homeless. Housing costs are too high around here.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES BEING HOMELESS.

HOUSING COSTS ARE TOO HIGH AROUND HERE.

MAYBE WE COULD PAY THEM MORE.

I WAS THINKING MORE ALONG THE LINES OF PRETENDING TO BE CONCERNED.

I LIKE WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Housing Costs"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2019, revolves around a conversation between two characters: the boss and an employee. The scene unfolds in a workplace setting, where the boss is discussing the issue of housing costs with the employee.

  • The boss expresses concern about the company's employees being homeless, highlighting the need to address this issue.
  • The employee responds by pointing out that housing costs are too high around their location.
  • The boss suggests that they could potentially pay their employees more to alleviate the problem.
  • The employee, however, is skeptical and thinks that the boss is along the lines of pretending to be concerned.
  • The employee likes their current location and does not want to move.

Overall, the comic strip humorously depicts the challenges of addressing housing costs in a high-cost area and the skepticism of employees when faced with proposed solutions.

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