Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 19th August 1993

Dilbert//1587, first published 33 years ago on Thursday 19th August 1993

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dogbert the boss job security psychic

Official transcript

Dogbert, who is wearing a sorcerer's hat, tells the Boss, "I'll use my powers to read the minds of your employees and get ideas for improving morale."

Dogbert says, "Hmm . . . All they care about is romance, ski trips and 'Star Trek.'"

The Boss asks, "How about if we give the high performers little key chains with the company logo?"

Dogbert says, "I'm getting a blank from this direction."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'LL USE MY POWERS TO READ THE MINDS OF YOUR EMPLOYEES AND GET IDEAS FOR IMPROVING MORALE.

HMM... ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS ROMANCE, SKI TRIPS AND "STAR TREK''

HOW ABOUT IF WE GIVE THE HIGH PERFORMERS LITTLE KEY CHAINS WITH THE COMPANY LOGO?

I'M GETTING A BLANK FROM THIS DIRECTION.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Key Chains and Morale"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a boss trying to boost employee morale by giving them key chains with the company logo.
• The employees are unimpressed, and one employee asks if they will be given high performers' little key chains with the company logo.
• The boss is unsure how to respond, and the comic strip ends with a blank space where the boss's response should be.

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