Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 30th March 1996

Dilbert//2541, first published thirty years ago on Saturday 30th March 1996

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boring idiotic coworkers main accomplishment newsletter no raise performance review two percent raise uninteresting value of team work

Official transcript

The caption says, "Performance Review."

Tina the Tech Writer sits across from the Boss's desk. The Boss says, "Your main accomplishment was the department newsletter which was both uninteresting and unimportant. You get no raise."

Tina looks shocked and says, "The newsletter was YOUR idea, and it's boring because most of the articles are contributed by my idiotic co-workers."

The Boss says, "You don't seem to understand the value of teamwork."

Tina replies, "I understand its value; it just cost me a two-percent raise."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PERFORMANCE REVIEW YOUR MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTER WHICH WAS BOTH UNINTERESTING AND UNIMPORTANT. YOU GET NO RAISE.

THE NEWSLETTER WAS YOUR IDEA, AND IT'S BORING BECAUSE MOST OF THE ARTICLES ARE CONTRIBUTED BY MY IDIOTIC COWORKERS.

YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK.

I UNDERSTAND ITS VALUE; IT JUST COST ME A TWO- PERCENT RAISE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Teamwork"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1996, revolves around a performance review. The employee is dissatisfied with the newsletter's content, which they believe is uninteresting and unimportant. They express their concerns to their boss, who responds by stating that the newsletter's value lies in its ability to demonstrate teamwork. The employee remains unconvinced, pointing out that they understand the newsletter's value but do not see how it relates to their own work. The boss's response is met with skepticism, as the employee questions the relevance of the newsletter to their performance review. The comic strip humorously highlights the disconnect between management's expectations and employee perceptions.

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