Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 11th June 1991

Dilbert//787, first published 35 years ago on Tuesday 11th June 1991

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dilbert drug testing performance attendance judged insult integrity

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in front of the Boss's desk. The Boss asks, "Why have you refused to submit to our employee drug testing?"

Dilbert replies, "It's violation of my privacy and an insult to my integrity. I demand to be judged only on my PERFORMANCE."

The Boss says, "But your performance stinks,"

Dilbert says, "Performance AND attendance."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY HAVE YOU REFUSED TO SUBMIT TO OUR EMPLOYEE DRUG TESTING?

IT'S A VIOLATION OF MY PRIVACY AND AN INSULT TO MY INTEGRITY.

I DEMAND TO BE JUDGED ONLY ON MY PERFORMANCE.

BUT YOUR PERFORMANCE STINKS.

PERFORMANCE AND ATTENDANCE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Performance Paradox"

This comic strip, originally published in 1991, revolves around the theme of performance evaluation and its subjective nature. The story unfolds as follows:

• A worker is asked to submit to drug testing, but he refuses, citing privacy concerns and an insult to his integrity.
• The boss responds by stating that it's a violation of privacy and an insult to integrity to demand to be judged only on performance.
• However, the boss then proceeds to criticize the worker's performance, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

The comic strip pokes fun at the paradoxical nature of performance evaluations, where employees are expected to meet certain standards while being judged subjectively. It humorously illustrates the tension between the desire for fairness and the reality of subjective assessments.

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