Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 15th December 2020

Dilbert//11567, first published six years ago on Tuesday 15th December 2020

Ted Reimagined More

Tags

managers & supervisors, business, employment, unnecessary, job, budget, sarcasm

Official transcript

boss: when i say we need to reimagine your job, it means we no longer need anyone to do what you have been doing.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHEN I SAY WE NEED TO REIMAGINE YOUR JOB, IT MEANS WE NO LONGER NEED ANY ONE TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING.

DO YOU MIND IF I ASK WHEN YOU FIRST REALIZED THAT MY JOB WAS TOTALLY UNNECESSARY?

IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO, BUT YOU SEEMED HAPPY, AND WE HAD THE BUDGET TO PAY YOU, SO...

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unnecessary Job"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2010, features a conversation between two coworkers. The first coworker asks if the second has considered reimagining their job, as it no longer requires any action. The second coworker reveals that they have been doing nothing for four years, but were still paid. The conversation highlights the absurdity of unnecessary jobs and the lack of accountability in the workplace. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that some jobs may be unnecessary or redundant, and the fact that employees may be paid to do nothing.

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