Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 26th October 1993

Dilbert//1655, first published 33 years ago on Tuesday 26th October 1993

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business meeting dilbert the boss productivity ted wally

Official transcript

The Boss, Dilbert, Wally and Ted sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "I need to identify any unnecessary and unproductive employees so I can cut costs."

The Boss asks, "Does anybody have spare time to join my task force on productivity?"

Ted raises his hand and the Boss says, "Good, good . . . Anybody else?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED TO IDENTIFY ANY UNNECESSARY AND UNPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYEES SO I CAN CUT COSTS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE SPARE TIME TO JOIN MY TASK FORCE ON PRODUCTIVITY?

GOOD, GOOD...

ANYBODY ELSE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Unproductive Employees"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1998, features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a skeptical expression, sitting in a brown leather chair. He is surrounded by other men, all wearing suits and ties, who are seated at a table.

• First Panel: A man on the left side of the table says, "I need to identify any unnecessary and unproductive employees so I can cut costs."
• Second Panel: Dilbert asks, "Does anybody have spare time to join my task force on productivity?"
• Third Panel: The other men at the table respond with enthusiasm, saying, "Good, good... anybody else?"

The comic strip humorously highlights the irony of a company trying to reduce costs by identifying unproductive employees, while simultaneously asking for volunteers to join a task force focused on productivity. The punchline lies in the fact that the company is essentially asking for people to work on a project that could potentially lead to their own job elimination. The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate decision-making and the sometimes contradictory nature of business goals.

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