Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 17th July 2003

Dilbert//5206, first published 23 years ago on Thursday 17th July 2003

Tags

engineers said to reporter technology is purtrid compensate ignore complaints witch hunt

Official transcript

The Boss is holding a newspaper and looks panicked. He says to Catbert, "Look what one of our engineers said to a reporter!"

Catbert reads, "Our technology is putrid, but we compensate by ignoring complaints."

The Boss asks Catbert, "You know what would be more fun than fixing those problems?"

Catbert exclaims, "Witch-hunt!!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LOOK WHAT ONE OF OUR ENGINEERS SAID TO A REPORTER!

"OUR TECHNOLOGY IS PUTRID, BUT WE COMPENSATE BY IGNORING COMPLAINTS." YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE MORE FUN THAN FIXING THOSE PROBLEMS?

WITCH- HUNT !!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Witch-Hunt"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a red cat, representing technology, being questioned by a reporter about its role in fixing problems. The cat responds by pointing out that its primary function is to compensate for complaints, rather than resolving issues. This humorous exchange highlights the cat's perception of its responsibilities and its frustration with being held accountable for problems it did not create.

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