Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 13th April 2021

Dilbert//11686, first published five years ago on Tuesday 13th April 2021

Pretending To Listen

Tags

business, managers & supervisors, technology, laptop, pretending, listening, camera, look, zoom, anger, video call, boss, easy, golden age

Official transcript

boss on video call.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SOME OF YOU ARE ONLY PRETENDING TO BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS ZOOM CALL.

YOU'RE STILL DOING IT! STOP IT! LOOK INTO THE CAMERA!!!

PRETENDING TO LISTEN TO YOUR BOSS HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER.

GOLDEN AGE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Zoom Call"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a person participating in a Zoom call, pretending to be attentive. However, they are actually distracted by their computer camera and are caught by their boss. The boss scolds them for not paying attention, but the person responds by pretending to listen, claiming they have never been easier to hear. The punchline is that the person is actually an old man, implying that they are trying to appear younger than they are. The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of remote work and the importance of maintaining professionalism during virtual meetings.

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