Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 12th November 1999

Dilbert//3863, first published 27 years ago on Friday 12th November 1999

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increases prodctivity go back to cubicle

Official transcript

The boss is in the cafeteria, carrying his tray of food and approaching Dilbert, who is sitting alone eating. The boss asks, "Do you mind if I pretend to like you? I hear it increases productivity."

The boss is sitting next to him now, staring with a smile. Dilbert says, "I need to go back to my cubicle now."

The boss, still staring and smiling thinks, "It's working!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU MIND IF I PRETEND TO LIKE YOU? I HEAR IT INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY I NEED TO GO BACK TO MY CUBICLE NOW.

IT'S WORKING!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Cubicle Envy"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk in an office setting.
• His coworker asks if he's pretending to like his cubicle, implying that it's not very appealing.
• Dilbert responds that it increases productivity, suggesting that he's found a way to make the most of his workspace despite its limitations.
• The punchline is that Dilbert needs to go back to his cubicle now, implying that he's found a way to make the most of his time and space.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that people often find ways to make the most of their work environments, even if they're not ideal.

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