Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 29th October 2019

Dilbert//11154, first published seven years ago on Tuesday 29th October 2019

We Already Have A Carl

Tags

business, managers & supervisors, interview, skills, confuse, employee, names

Official transcript

boss: i can't hire you because we already have an employee named carl. it would confuse people, and we don't need that.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T HIRE YOU BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE AN EMPLOYEE NAMED CARL.

IT WOULD CONFUSE PEOPLE, AND WE DON'T NEED THAT.

WHAT ABOUT MY SKILLS?

PEOPLE WITH BETTER NAMES HAVE SKILLS, TOO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Confusing People"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between a boss and an employee, Carl.
• The boss is unable to hire someone because they already have an employee named Carl.
• The boss becomes confused and decides to ask Carl about his skills.
• The punchline of the joke is that the boss is confused and needs help, but the employee, Carl, is also confused and doesn't know what skills he has.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation and the confusion that can arise when people have similar names.

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