Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th May 1995

Dilbert//2220, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 14th May 1995

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accomplishments who gets raises lie about achievments favoritism minimizing accomplishments billion dollars impossible verify invisible rust gets raise three people

Official transcript

The Boss tells Alice, Wally and Dilbert, "Write up your accomplishments so I can decide who gets raises this year."

Wally asks, "Are you saying our raises will depend on our ability to lie about our achievements?"

The Boss replies as he walks away, "No, there's also favoritism."

Dilbert says, "And don't forget the importance of minimizing the accomplishments of others."

Dilbert sits at his desk and types, "This year I saved a billion dollars in ways which are impossible to verify."

Wally types, "While the others plotted against you, I was applying an invisible rust inhibitor to your car."

Alice says to Wally and Dilbert, "I can drop those off for you."

Dilbert says, "Thanks."

Dilbert asks Wally, "Have you noticed she's the only one who ever gets a raise?"

Wally replies, "It's as if she has the accomplishments of three people."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WRITE UP YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO I CAN DECIDE WHO GETS RAISES THIS YEAR ARE YOU SAYING OUR RAISES WILL DEPEND ON OUR ABILITY TO LIE ABOUT OUR ACHIEVEMENTS?

NO, THERE'S ALSO FAVORITISM AND DON'T FORGET THE IMPORTANCE OF MINIMIZING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OTHERS "THIS YEAR I SAVED A BILLION DOLLARS IN WAYS WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO VERIFY." "WHILE THE OTHERS PLOTTED AGAINST YOU, I WAS APPLYING AN INVISIBLE RUST INHIBITOR TO YOUR CAR." I CAN DROP THOSE OFF FOR YOU.

THANKS.

HAVE YOU NOTICED SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO EVER GETS A RAISE?

IT'S AS IF SHE HAS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THREE PEOPLE

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AI Analysis

Title: "Accomplishment Overload"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a company's annual performance review process, where employees are asked to write down their accomplishments for the year. The boss is skeptical of the employees' claims and decides to verify them. However, he discovers that one employee, who has listed saving a billion dollars as an accomplishment, is actually applying an invisible rust inhibitor to her car.

The boss is impressed by this employee's creativity and decides to give her a raise, despite the fact that she is the only one to receive one. The other employees are surprised and frustrated by this decision, as they had expected to receive raises based on their own accomplishments.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of employees exaggerating their accomplishments in order to get raises, and highlights the importance of verifying claims before making decisions. It also showcases the boss's favoritism and lack of transparency in the evaluation process. Overall, the comic strip provides a humorous commentary on the challenges of managing a team and making fair decisions.

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