Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th August 2019

Dilbert//11083, first published seven years ago on Monday 19th August 2019

Wally Is New Pet Employee

Tags

boss, business ethics, criticism, employees, managers & supervisors, office workers, work ethic

Official transcript

Boss: I"m looking for a new pet employee. The ideal candidate would be a brown-nosing tattler with no ethical core.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M LOOKING FOR A NEW PET EMPLOYEE.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD BE A BROWN- NOSING TATTLER WITH NO ETHICAL CORE.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BRILLIANT IDEA, EVEN THOUGH DILBERT SAYS YOU ARE A MORON.

YOU GOT THE JOB.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Moron in Charge"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a green shirt, sitting at a table with two other men. The conversation begins with one of the men inquiring about a new pet employee, to which Dilbert responds by describing an ideal candidate as a "brown-nosing, nosing, tattler with no ethical core." The other man expresses approval of this description, stating that it sounds like a brilliant idea, even though Dilbert says he is a "moron." The punchline comes when Dilbert says, "You got the job," implying that the man has been hired despite his lack of intelligence. The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of corporate culture and the sometimes questionable hiring practices that occur within it.

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