Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd March 1996
Dilbert//2514, first published thirty years ago on Sunday 3rd March 1996
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new candidte interview reveal ugly truth dedicated employee empowerment jennifer special pharse job interview snarky woman jettison dignity
Official transcript
The Boss tells Dilbert, "I want you to interview the new candidate for engineering. Don't reveal any ugly truths."
Dilbert and a woman sit at a conference table. Dilbert says, "At this company we're dedicated to the principle of employee empowerment, Jennifer."
Jennifer asks, "The 'principle of employee empowerment'?"
Dilbert thinks, "Uh-oh."
Jennifer asks, "Why would you have a special phrase for something like that?"
Jennifer continues, "If you could really make decisions on your own it would never occur to you to invent a phrase for it."
Dilbert thinks, "My shields are down . . . A hull breach is imminent . . ."
Jennifer says, "Just don't tell me you have 'quality teams.'"
Dilbert stands up and screams, "Run for it, Jennifer!!! It's too late for me but you can save yourself!!! Run!!!"
Dilbert's clothes are tattered and his glasses are bent. Wally says, "Whoa! Hull breach. Any survivors?"
Dilbert replies, "One. I had to jettison my dignity but she made it to the escape pod."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I WANT YOU TO INTERVIEW THE NEW CANDIDATE FOR ENGINEERING. DON'T REVEAL ANY UGLY TRUTHS.
AT THIS COMPANY WE'RE DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT, JENNIFER.
THE "PRINCIPLE OF EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT"?
UH-OH WHY WOULD YOU HAVE A SPECIAL PHRASE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
IF YOU COULD REALLY MAKE DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN IT WOULD NEVER OCCUR TO YOU TO INVENT A PHRASE FOR IT.
MY SHIELDS ARE DOWN... A HULL BREACH IS IMMINENT.
JUST DON'T TELL ME YOU HAVE "QUALITY TEAMS".
RUN FOR IT, JENNIFER!!!
IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME BUT YOU CAN SAVE YOURSELF!!!
RUN!!!
WHOA!
HULL BREACH.
ANY SURVIVORS?
ONE. I HAD TO JETTISON MY DIGNITY BUT SHE MADE IT TO THE ESCAPE POD.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Principle of Employee Empowerment".
Summary:
The comic strip depicts a job interview where the interviewer, a bald man with glasses, asks the candidate, a woman named Jennifer, about her views on the "principle of employee empowerment". Jennifer responds that she doesn't know what it means, but the interviewer insists that it's a crucial aspect of the company's culture. The interviewer then proceeds to explain the concept, using an absurd example involving a hula breach and quality teams. Jennifer appears confused and unimpressed, leading the interviewer to become increasingly agitated and eventually resort to violence. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate jargon and the absurdity of some management practices.
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