Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 28th February 1995

Dilbert//2145, first published 31 years ago on Tuesday 28th February 1995

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singular achievement award we are teams check campiagn one thousand dollars

Official transcript

The Boss hands a check to Ted while Wally, Dilbert and Alice watch. The Boss says, "And Ted gets this 'Singular Achievement' award for creating the 'We Are Teams' campaign."

The Boss continues, "It's a check for a thousand dollars! Let's all give Ted a hand."

Ted walks by holding the check and Wally, Alice and Dilbert look angry. As Wally, Alice and Dilbert hit and slap Ted the Boss thinks, "These things never work the way you want them to."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

AND TED GETS THIS "SINGULAR ACHIEVEMENT" AWARD FOR CREATING THE "WE ARE TEAMS" CAMPAIGN.

IT'S A CHECK FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS!

LET'S ALL GIVE TED A HAND SLAB WHACK ow!!

THESE THINGS NEVER WORK THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO.

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collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Singular Achievement"

Summary:

• Ted receives the "Singular Achievement" award for creating the "We Are Teams" campaign.
• The team is given a check for $1,000 and instructed to give Ted a hand.
• The team members are confused and frustrated, with one member expressing that these things never work the way you want them to.
• The comic strip satirizes the idea of corporate awards and recognition, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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