Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 19th November 1991

Dilbert//948, first published 35 years ago on Tuesday 19th November 1991

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dilbert the boss alice staff cuts dart chart blind folded slayed johnson decisive management

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert and two other employees, "The staff cuts will be determined by tossing a dart at the organization chart while blindfolded."

The Boss puts on a blindfold and throws the dart. Someone screams. A woman says, "You slayed Johnson!"

The Boss replies, "Boy, talk about decisive management!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE STAFF CUTS WILL BE DETERMINED BY TOSSING A DART AT THE ORGANIZATION CHART WHILE BLINDFOLDED.

AAEEEE!

YOU SLAYED JOHNSON!

BOY, TALK ABOUT DECISIVE MANAGEMENT!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Blind-Folded Management Decisions"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1991, humorously portrays a management team's attempt to make decisions using a dart-throwing exercise. The scene unfolds as follows:

• A manager instructs staff to toss a dart at an organization chart while blindfolded, with the goal of determining which staff cuts will be made.
• A staff member, upon throwing the dart, exclaims, "You slayed Johnson!"
• The manager responds, "Boy, talk about decisive management!"

The comic strip satirically highlights the absurdity of relying on chance and lack of information to make critical business decisions.

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