Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 28th April 1995
Dilbert//2204, first published 31 years ago on Friday 28th April 1995
Tags
bad news 1985 replacing doctor registered nurse fired nurse aspirin vending machine vending machine revenue
Official transcript
The caption says, "Bad news in 1985."
Dilbert, the Boss and another man sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "We're replacing the company doctor with a registered nurse."
The caption says, "Bad news in 1990."
The Boss says to Dilbert and Wally, "We fired the nurse and put the aspirin and tourniquets in the vending machine."
The caption says, "Bad news in 1995."
The Boss holds a mallet behind his back as he says to Dilbert and Wally, "We've been asked to increase vending machine revenue by fifteen percent."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
BAD NEWS IN 1985 WE'RE REPLACING THE COMPANY DOCTOR WITH A REGISTERED NURSE.
BAD NEWS IN 1990 WE FIRED THE NURSE AND PUT THE ASPIRIN AND TOURNIQUETS IN THE VENDING MACHINE BAD NEWS IN 1995 WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO INCREASE VENDING MACHINE REVENUE BY FIFTEEN PERCENT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "A Decade of Cost-Cutting Measures"
Summary:
This 'Dilbert' comic strip, originally published in 1995, presents a humorous critique of the company's cost-cutting measures over the years. The strip is divided into three panels, each depicting a different year: 1985, 1990, and 1995.
Panel 1 (1985): The first panel shows the company replacing the doctor with a registered nurse, highlighting the cost-cutting measure.
Panel 2 (1990): In the second panel, the company fires the nurse and replaces them with an aspirin and tourniquets in a vending machine, further reducing costs.
Panel 3 (1995): The final panel reveals that the company has taken its cost-cutting measures to an extreme by increasing vending machine revenue by fifteen percent. This is achieved by placing a vending machine in the break room, where employees are forced to pay for their own coffee and snacks.
Overall: The comic strip satirically portrays the company's relentless pursuit of cost-cutting measures, ultimately leading to absurd and inhumane consequences. The strip pokes fun at the corporate culture of cutting costs at any expense, highlighting the negative impact on employee well-being and job satisfaction.
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