Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th June 1995

Dilbert//2241, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 4th June 1995

Tags

attractive product another vendor stupid deciosn careers ruined contract loyal employees million units nice raises

Official transcript

Wally and Dilbert at a conference table with a vendor. Dilbert looks at a product and says, "Your company makes an attractive little product, Jim."

Dilbert hands the unit back to Jim. Dilbert says, "But we've decided to go with a vendor whose product actually works."

Jim stands up suddenly, causing Dilbert's tie to fly straight up. Jim screams, "Fools!!! I'll crush you!!!"

Jim continues, "I'll tell your boss you made a stupid decision!! Your careers will be ruined and I'll get the contract anyway!!"

Wally says, "You can't scare us! Do you think our boss will believe a vendor over his own loyal employees?"

Wally and Dilbert cross their arms and think, "Must . . . keep . . . a . . . straight . . . face . . ."

Wally, Dilbert and Jim erupt in laughter. Dilbert says, "We'll take a million units."

Jim says, "Take two million and I'll see that you get nice raises."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR COMPANY MAKES AN ATTRACTIVE LITTLE PRODUCT, JIM.

BUT WEVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A VENDOR WHOSE PRODUCT ACTUALLY WORKS FOOLS!!!

I'LL CRUSH YOU!!!

I'LL TELL YOUR BOSS YOU MADE A STUPID DECISION!! YOUR CAREERS WILL BE RUINED AND I'LL GET THE CONTRACT ANYWAY!!

YOU CAN'T SCARE US!

DO YOU THINK OUR BOSS WILL BELIEVE A VENDOR OVER HIS OWN LOYAL EMPLOYEES?

MUST... KEEP..

STRAIGHT.

FACE HA HA HA HA WE'LL TAKE A MILLION UNITS.

TAKE TWO MILLION AND I'LL SEE THAT YOU GET NICE RAISES

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in 1996.

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a square head, sitting at a desk with his boss, a balding man with a square head. The boss is trying to convince Dilbert to go with a vendor whose product actually works, but Dilbert is resistant. The boss becomes frustrated and threatens to crush Dilbert if he doesn't comply. Dilbert eventually agrees, but only because he wants to get nice raises.

Key Points:

• The comic strip satirizes the corporate world and the often absurd decisions made by bosses.
• The use of speech bubbles and exaggerated expressions adds to the comedic effect.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea that employees are often forced to compromise their values in order to get ahead in their careers.
• The image of the boss crushing Dilbert's head is a humorous representation of the pressure and stress that can come with working in a corporate environment.

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