Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 31st December 1994

Dilbert//2086, first published 32 years ago on Saturday 31st December 1994

Tags

self mangled team vital tasks staus report kiss some butts track your time

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, Wally and Alice, "I'm going to make your group a 'self-managed team.'"

The Boss continues, "All of the vital management tasks that I've been doing will now be shared among you."

Dilbert says to Wally and Alice, "Stop your work and give me a status report."

Alice says, "Track your time."

Wally says, "I think I'll kiss some butts."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M GOING TO MAKE YOUR GROUP A "SELF- MANAGED TEAM!

ALL OF THE VITAL MANAGEMENT TASKS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING WILL NOW BE SHARED AMONG YOU.

STOP YOUR WORK AND GIVE ME A STATUS REPORT!

I THINK I'LL KISS SOMEBUTTS.

TRACK YOUR TIME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Self-Management"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a manager's attempt to implement a self-management team, which is met with skepticism and resistance from the employees.
• The employees are concerned about the lack of clear goals and accountability in the new system, and one employee humorously expresses their concerns by stating they will "kiss some butts" to get ahead.
• The manager's response is to track the employees' time, implying that they will be held accountable for their productivity.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of implementing new management systems and the potential for employees to game the system to achieve their goals.

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