Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th February 2020

Dilbert//11264, first published six years ago on Sunday 16th February 2020

Finding Qualified Engineers

Tags

business, interview, questions, job market, engineers, baker, mortuary, assistant

Official transcript

interview

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S HARD TO FIND QUALIFIED ENGINEERS IN THIS JOB MARKET, SO I'M CASTING A WIDER NET.

IT SAYS HERE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A MORTUARY ASSISTANT AND A BAKER.

THAT'S NOT EXACTLY LIKE BEING AN ENGINEER, BUT I WANT TO STAY OPEN-MINDED.

TELL ME ABOUT A TIME YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH FAILURE AND WHAT YOU DID ABOUT IT.

WELL, ONE TIME I TOTALLY BOTCHED AN EMBALMING.

SO I USED A CHAINSAW TO REDUCE THE CORPSE TO FLUSHABLE PARTS.

I TOLD THE FAMILY HE CAME BACK TO LIFE AND RAN AWAY.

OOOKAY.

AND WHY DID YOU BECOME A BAKER?

50 I COULD EAT MY MISTAKES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Career Change"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert in a job interview. The interviewer asks about his qualifications as an engineer, prompting Dilbert to share his experience as a mortuary assistant and baker. He explains that he found it challenging to find qualified engineers in the job market, so he cast a wider net. The interviewer is perplexed by Dilbert's response and asks him to elaborate on his previous jobs.

Dilbert reveals that he used a chainsaw to reduce a corpse to flushable parts while working as a mortuary assistant, and that he was fired from his baking job after eating a cake that was supposed to be sold. The interviewer is shocked by these revelations and asks Dilbert why he became a baker in the first place. Dilbert responds that he told his family he came back to life and ran away, implying that he had a dramatic and unconventional career change.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of people having unusual career paths and the challenges of finding qualified candidates for certain jobs. It also highlights the importance of honesty and transparency in job interviews.

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