Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 20th June 1995

Dilbert//2257, first published 31 years ago on Tuesday 20th June 1995

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fiance dept reduce costs short sighted ways save money job harder forget

Official transcript

Ratbert stands behind Wally's desk and says, "I'm from the finance department. I'm here to reduce costs."

Ratbert continues, "It might seem like all I do is come up with short-sighted ways to save money while making your job harder. But there's another side to this story."

Wally asks, "And that would be . . . ?"

Ratbert answers, "I forget."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE TO REDUCE COSTS.

IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE ALL I DO IS COME UP WITH SHORTSIGHTED WAYS TO SAVE MONEY WHILE MAKING YOUR JOB HARDER BUT THERE'S ANOTHER SIDE TO THIS STORY.

AND THAT WOULD BE...?

I FORGET.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Cost-Cutting Measures"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, bald man with a green tie, sitting at his desk in a white shirt. He is accompanied by his pet dog, Dogbert, who is also wearing glasses.

• Dilbert announces his intention to reduce costs from the finance department.
• He proposes short-sighted ways to save money, such as:
  • Making employees work harder
  • Implementing another cost-cutting measure
• Dogbert interrupts Dilbert, asking if he would be the one to implement the new measure.
• Dilbert forgets about the previous cost-cutting measures, implying that he may not be able to implement them effectively.

Overall:

The comic strip satirizes the common practice of companies implementing cost-cutting measures without considering their long-term effects. It highlights the challenges of implementing such measures and the potential consequences for employees.

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