2018 Comic Strips - Page 28
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Thursday April 05,
2018
Team Building Dance
Tags team-building, dance, rules, restrictions, Fun
Transcript
Boss: This year's team-building event will be a dance. No alcohol will be served. The event is for employees only, and you're not allowed to touch each other. Have a great time. Dilbert: How?
Wednesday April 04,
2018
Value Of An Employee's Life
Tags big business, ethics, morals, morality, death, damage, value, medical
Transcript
Dilbert: The proposed system would reduce accidental employee deaths by 20 percent. CEO: What is the ratio of the value of an employee's life compared to real people? Dilbert: I find your question disturbing. CEO: Just tell me the answer, halfling!
Tuesday April 03,
2018
Bad Data
Tags data, information, accuracy
Transcript
Boss: What does the data tell us to do? Dilbert: We only have bad data on this. Boss: Does the bad data suggest we should do what we wanted to do anyway? Dilbert: Well, yes. Boss: That's called "good data."
Monday April 02,
2018
Spare Time
Sunday April 01,
2018
Tags training, frustration, wasting time
Transcript
Man: Thank you all for coming to this mandatory class on using the new system. The new system installation is behind schedule, so I'll train you using the old system. Dilbert: we know how to use the old system. Man: I'll point out how the new system is different as we go. Dilbert: Is the new system a lot like the old system? Man: No. Totally different. Dilbert: This is the worst idea I've ever heard. Man: Here are some handouts from the old system's operating guide. Dilbert: This is the Japanese language part of the manual. Man: Are you going to complain about everything?
Saturday March 31,
2018
Anyone Fired Lately
Friday March 30,
2018
Call My Lost Phone
Tags productivity, unproductive, cell phone, ringing, frustration, annoy, annoyance, technology
Transcript
Boss: I don't know where I left my phone. Can you call it? Dilbert: Sure, but it will make both of us unproductive instead of just you. Narrator: And then there were three. Alice: Gaaaa!!! Where is that ringing coming from???
Thursday March 29,
2018
Doing Nothing
Tags laziness, work ethic, logic
Transcript
Boss: Wally, do you remember that thing I asked you to do last month? Wally: No. Boss: Well, that's okay because something changed and I don't need it anymore. Wally: You're welcome. You'd be surprised how often doing nothing is as good as doing something.
Wednesday March 28,
2018
To Do List
Tags to-do list, list, task, stress, assignments
Transcript
Dilbert: I'd better make a list of all the things I need to do today. Narrator: Eight hours later. Dilbert: I have 347 urgent tasks, and I add about seven new ones each day. I'll cross "make a to-do list" off my to-do list and call it a day.
Tuesday March 27,
2018
Need A Dopamine Hit
Tags addiction, technology, stimulation, dopamine, distraction, cell phone, social media, Games, internet
Transcript
Dilbert: My digital devices have reduced my attention span so much I can barely concentrate on work. I need a dopamine hit every four seconds or I look for something else to do. Carol: Would you mind terribly if I play with my phone while you drone on and on?


