Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 30th June 1995

Dilbert//2267, first published 31 years ago on Friday 30th June 1995

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advice dogbert consulting comapny business units cross cahrging undermining comepotition healthy janitorial

Official transcript

The Boss, Dilbert, Wally and Alice sit at a conference table. The Boss points to a diagram on an overhead projector and says, "We're going to follow the advice of the Dogbert Consulting Company and form 'Battlin' Business Units.'"

The Boss continues, "We'll spend most of our time cross-charging and undermining the other BBU's."

Wally comments, "A little competition is healthy."

The Boss adds, "Whatever you do, DON'T tick off the janitorial BBU."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE DOGBERT CONSULTING COMPANY AND FORM "BATTLIN' BUSINESS UNITS." WE'LL SPEND MOST OF OUR TIME CROSS- CHARGING AND UNDERMINING THE OTHER BBUS.

A LITTLE COMPETITION IS HEALTHY.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T TICK OFF THE JANITORIAL BBU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Battlin' Business Units"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a consulting company, Dogbert Consulting Company, that is tasked with advising businesses on how to "battlin' business units." The main character, Dogbert, is depicted as a clever and cunning individual who is determined to succeed in his new role.

Key Scenes:

• Dogbert presents a slide to his colleagues, highlighting the importance of cross-charging and under-mining other business units.
• Dogbert's colleagues are skeptical of his plan, but he remains confident in his ability to succeed.
• Dogbert's boss, a woman with a distinctive hairstyle, is impressed by his presentation and gives him the green light to proceed with his plan.
• Dogbert's colleagues are shown to be struggling with the new system, with one of them commenting that it's "a little competition is healthy."

Themes:

• The comic strip touches on themes of competition, innovation, and the challenges of working in a corporate environment.
• Dogbert's character is portrayed as a symbol of the cutthroat nature of business, where success is often achieved through cunning and manipulation.

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the world of business and the ways in which companies can try to gain an edge over their competitors. Through Dogbert's character, the strip pokes fun at the excesses of corporate culture and the lengths to which companies will go to succeed.

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