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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 22nd January 2023

Dilbert//12335, first published three years ago on Sunday 22nd January 2023

Long Term Career Plan


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WHAT IS YOUR LONG-TERM CAREER PLAN, ASOK?

WELL, I AM A RATIONAL PERSON WHO RESPONDS TO INCENTIVES, SO...

I PLAN TO DO AS LITTLE WORK AS POSSIBLE WHILE STILL GETTING PAID.

UNTIL CLIMATE CHANGE TURNS THE PLANET INTO A GLOWING EMBER IN APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS.

GIVE ME YOUR PHONE.

BAM!

BAM!

BAM!

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE FREE.

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AI Analysis

Title: "A Long-Term Career Plan"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, and his coworker Asok, a young man with a similar hairstyle. The conversation begins with Asok asking Dilbert about his long-term career plan, to which Dilbert responds that he is a rational person who responds to incentives. Asok is intrigued and asks if Dilbert plans to do as little work as possible while still getting paid. Dilbert's response is a resounding "BAM!" as he smashes his desk and declares that he will turn the planet into a glowing ember in approximately three years.

The conversation concludes with Asok expressing gratitude for the conversation and Dilbert responding with a "Thank you" and a "You're free." The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the absurdity of corporate culture and the ways in which individuals can manipulate the system to achieve their goals.

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