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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 4th January 2020

Dilbert//11221, first published six years ago on Saturday 4th January 2020

Wally Stopped Trying


Tags

managers & supervisors, useless, trying, incompetence, co-workers, pay, work


Official transcript

wally: this week i didn't do any work because there is no point in trying. in the unlikely event i did something useful, it would be ruined by the massive incompetence of my co-workers.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THIS WEEK I DIDN'T DO ANY WORK BECAUSE THERE IS NO POINT IN TRYING.

IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT I DID SOMETHING USEFUL, IT WOULD BE RUINED BY THE MASSIVE INCOMPETENCE OF MY COWORKERS.

I PAY YOU TO ACT AS IF YOU ARE TRYING.

OH. IN THAT CASE, I WORKED HARD THIS WEEK

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Incompetence of Co-Workers"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a green shirt and black jacket, sitting at a conference table with three colleagues. The conversation begins with Dilbert's statement that he didn't do any work because there was no point in trying. One of his colleagues responds by saying that Dilbert's inactivity would be ruined by the massive incompetence of his co-workers. Dilbert then asks if he should act as if he worked hard this week, and his colleague agrees. The strip ends with Dilbert looking smug, implying that he has found a way to avoid doing any actual work while still appearing productive.

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