Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 26th December 1997

Dilbert//3177, first published 29 years ago on Friday 26th December 1997

Tags

role model using deception time management wally is dead daily planning session ideal role model

Official transcript

Asok looks into Wally's cubicle. Wally says into the phone, "Wally is dead. Sorry."

Asok thinks, "My role model is using deception to improve his time management."

Wally leans back in his chair and sleeps. Asok looks over the cubicle wall and says, "And now the daily planning session."

Alice says to Asok, "Asok, I don't think you've picked an ideal role model."

Asok leans back in his chair and says, "Asok is dead."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY ROLE MODEL IS USING DECEPTION TO IMPROVE HIS TIME MANAGEMENT.

WALLY IS DEAD.

SORRY.

AND NOW THE DAILY PLANNING SESSION.

ASOK, I DON'T THINK YOU'VE PICKED AN IDEAL ROLE MODEL.

ASOK IS DEAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Role Model Blues"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a workplace scenario where an employee, Wally, is struggling to meet his role model's expectations. The role model, a strict and demanding boss, is using deception to improve Wally's time management skills.

Key Events:

• Wally is introduced as a character who is not meeting his role model's expectations.
• The role model, a boss, is shown to be using deception to improve Wally's time management skills.
• Wally is asked to attend a daily planning session, where he is expected to follow the role model's instructions.
• Wally is shown to be frustrated and demotivated by the role model's demands.
• The role model is revealed to be dead, leaving Wally confused and uncertain about what to do next.

Themes:

• The comic strip explores the theme of workplace expectations and the pressure to meet them.
• It also touches on the idea of deception and manipulation in the workplace.
• The strip highlights the challenges of finding a suitable role model and the importance of realistic expectations.

Humor:

• The comic strip uses humor to poke fun at the absurdity of workplace expectations and the challenges of meeting them.
• The unexpected twist of the role model being dead adds to the comedic effect.

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