Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 4th January 1994

Dilbert//1725, first published 32 years ago on Tuesday 4th January 1994

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organization chart management bottom most important employees payed least upside down chart

Official transcript

We've redesigned the organization chart to show management at the BOTTOM supporting our most important employees!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'VE REDESIGNED THE ORGANIZATION CHART TO SHOW MANAGEMENT AT THE BOTTOM SUPPORTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT EMPLOYEES 2000.

QUESTION: WHY DO THE MOST IMPORTANT EMPLOYEES GET PAYED THE LEAST?

BECAUSE THEY WOULD NEVER THINK OF IDEAS LIKE THIS UPSIDE- DOWN CHART CONCEPT.

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collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1994, is titled "Why Do the Most Important Employees Get Paid the Least?" and features a conversation between Dilbert and his boss.

The Conversation

• Dilbert: "We've redesigned the organization chart to show management at the bottom supporting our most important employees."
• Boss: "Because they would never think of ideas like this upside-down chart concept."

The Joke

The humor lies in the fact that the most important employees are actually at the top of the organization chart, not at the bottom. The boss's response is a clever play on words, as he takes the literal meaning of the chart and turns it into a humorous explanation for why the most important employees get paid the least.

The Punchline

The punchline is a clever twist on the typical expectation of an organization chart, where the most important employees are usually at the top. The use of wordplay and clever writing makes this comic strip a classic example of Dilbert's humor.

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