Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st May 1995

Dilbert//2227, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 21st May 1995

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company vision business plan business plan blank confidentail not empiwered doomed haven't seen plan

Official transcript

Dilbert sits at his desk. The Boss hands him a paper and says, "Here's the company vision and business plan."

Dilbert reads, "'Vision: Empowered employees working toward a common plan.' Sounds good."

Dilbert says, "But the business plan is blank."

The Boss says, "It's confidential."

Dilbert asks, "How am I supposed to know what to do?"

The Boss says, "I'll yell at you if you do the wrong thing."

Dilbert says, "I thought I was empowered."

The Boss says, "Don't be so literal."

Dilbert turns around and says, "I'll just keep doing what I was doing."

The Boss screams, "No!!! You fool!!!"

Dilbert faces the reader. Dilbert asks, "We're doomed, aren't we?"

The Boss says, "I don't know. I haven't seen the plan."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S THE COMPANY VISION AND BUSINESS PLAN.

*VISION: EMPOWERED EMPLOYEES WORKING TOWARD A COMMON PLAN." SOUNDS GOOD BUT THE BUSINESS PLAN IS BLANK.

IT'S CONFIDENTIAL HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO?

I'LL YELL AT YOU IF YOU DO THE WRONG THING I THOUGHT I WAS EMPOWERED.

DON'T BE SO LITERAL I'LL JUST KEEP DOING WHAT IWAS DOING.

NO!!!

YOU FOOL!!!

WE'RE DOOMED, AREN'T WE ?

I DON'T KNOW.

I HAVEN'T SEEN THE PLAN

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AI Analysis

Title: "The Empowered Employee"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is holding a piece of paper. The boss explains that the company's vision and business plan are focused on empowering employees to work toward a common goal. However, Dilbert is skeptical, responding that he thought he was already empowered and that the plan sounds good but lacks specifics.

The boss reassures Dilbert that the plan is confidential and that he will be kept informed of its details. Dilbert remains unconvinced, asking if he will be yelled at if he does the wrong thing. The boss responds that he will yell at Dilbert if he does something wrong, but that Dilbert should know what to do.

Throughout the conversation, Dilbert's skepticism and frustration are evident, as he repeatedly asks for clarification on what he is supposed to do. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate jargon and the lack of clear communication between employees and management.

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