Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 11th July 1996

Dilbert//2644, first published thirty years ago on Thursday 11th July 1996

Tags

quality initiative decour productive hours lower morale profitability contest qualicide

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, Alice and Wally, "I'm assigning each of you to a separate 'quality' initiative."

Wally asks, "Is there any risk this will devour our productive hours, lower our morale and have no impact on our profitability?"

The Boss says, "And we'll have a contest to come up with a name for the overall initiative."

Wally asks, "How about 'Qualicide?'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M ASSIGNING EACH OF YOU TO A SEPARATE "QUALITY" INITIATIVE.

IS THERE ANY RISK THIS WILL DEVOUR OUR PRODUCTIVE HOURS, LOWER OUR MORALE AND HAVE NO IMPACT ON OUR PROFITABILITY?

AND WE'LL HAVE A CONTEST TO COMEUP WITH A NAME FOR THE OVERALL INITIATIVE.

HOW ABOUT "QUALICIDE"?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Quality" Initiative

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where employees are assigned to a "quality" initiative, with the goal of improving productivity and morale. However, the initiative is met with skepticism and confusion, as the employees are unsure of what it entails. The conversation is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the corporate world and its tendency to use buzzwords and vague initiatives to motivate employees. The strip ends with a question about the meaning of "qualicide," implying that the initiative may be more of a hindrance than a help. Overall, the comic strip is a commentary on the absurdity of corporate culture and the ways in which it can be misused.

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