Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 9th October 1995

Dilbert//2368, first published 31 years ago on Monday 9th October 1995

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succeed competitors salary increases external competition idiot boy

Official transcript

The Boss, Wally, Dilbert and Alice sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "We'll succeed if we understand who our competitors really are!"

Wally says, "My competition is Dilbert and Alice, with whom I compete for salary increases and rare promotion opportunities."

The Boss says, "I meant our external competition."

Wally says, "Tell me again what we make."

Dilbert whispers to Wally, "No raise for you, idiot boy."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'LL SUCCEED IF WE UNDERSTAND WHO OUR COMPETITORS REALLY ARE!

MY COMPETITION IS DILBERT AND ALICE, WITH WHOM I COMPETE FOR SALARY INCREASES AND RARE PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES.

I MEANT OUR EXTERNAL COMPETITION.

TELLME AGAIN WHAT WE NO RAISE FOR YOU, IDIOT BOY,

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "External Competition"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1995, features Dilbert and Alice competing for a promotion. The boss announces that he will be promoting one of them, but only if they understand who their competitors really are. Dilbert and Alice are shocked to discover that their competitors are themselves, as the boss explains that he wants to increase salaries and create rare promotion opportunities. The boss then declares that he means their external competition, implying that they are competing against each other. The strip ends with Dilbert and Alice arguing over who should get the promotion, with Dilbert claiming that he is the better candidate.

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