Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 8th October 1993

Dilbert//1637, first published 33 years ago on Friday 8th October 1993

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the boss dogbert meeting job application

Official transcript

Dogbert stands on a chair across from the Boss's desk and says, "Your entire staff volunteered to work on my task force. Now I want them and their budgets transferred to me."

The Boss asks, "Why would I agree to that?"

Dogbert replies, "If you don't, I'll tell everybody you're not a team player . . . Sign here."

The Boss says as he signs, "So . . . Now I'm on the team, right?"

Dogbert replies, "Yeah . . . The losing team . . . By yourself."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR ENTIRE STAFF VOLUNTEERED TO WORK ON MY TASK FORCE.

NOW I WANT THEM AND THEIR BUDGETS TRANSFERRED TO ME.

WHY WOULD I AGREE TO THAT?

IF YOU DON'T, I'LL TELL EVERYBODY YOU'RE NOT A TEAM PLAYER...

SIGN HERE.

50... NOW I'M ON THE TEAM, RIGHT?

YEAH...

THE LOSING TEAM BY YOURSELF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Losing Team"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a scene where a boss is addressing his staff about their budget allocation. He reveals that he has transferred the budgets to himself and asks why they would agree to this. The staff member responds by asking if he is telling everyone they are not team players, and the boss confirms this. The boss then declares himself on the team, leaving the staff as the losing team by themselves. The comic strip humorously highlights the boss's authoritarian approach and the staff's lack of autonomy.

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