Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th October 1996

Dilbert//2738, first published thirty years ago on Sunday 13th October 1996

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Official transcript

The Boss sits at his desk and says, "Alice, your performance this year is 'meets expectations.' You get a two percent raise."

Alice looks shocked and says, "MEETS EXPECTATIONS?! I worked eighty hours every week!"

The Boss replies, "Yeah . . . Well, I expected that."

Alice yells, "I earned three patents this year! The company will make millions!!"

The Boss says, "Really? Wow. I mean . . . I expected that too."

Alice clenches her teeth and shouts, "I donated bone marrow to our biggest customer!!! Twice!!!"

The Boss replies, "I noted that under 'attendance problem.'"

Alice, Dilbert and Wally sit at a table eating lunch. Alice leans on the table and covers her face. Dilbert tells her, "I told you the bone marrow thing would haunt you."

Wally says, "I'm starting to think the time I worked through lunch was for nothing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, YOUR PERFORMANCE THIS YEAR IS "MEETS EXPECTATIONS. " YOU GET A TWO PERCENT RAISE.

MEETS EXPECTATIONS?!

I WORKED EIGHTY HOURS EVERY WEEK!

YEAH... WELL, I EXPECTED THAT.

I EARNEO THREE PATENTS THIS YEAR! THE COMPANY WILL MAKE MILLIONS!!

REALLY? WOW.

I MEAN... I EXPECTED THAT TOO.

I DONATED BONE MARROW TO OUR BIGGEST CUSTOMER!!!

TWICE!!!) I NOTED THAT UNDER "ATTENDANCE PROBLEM." I TOLD YOU THE BONE MARROW THING WOULD HAUNT YOU.

I'M STARTING TO THINK THE TIME I WORKED THROUGH LUNCH WAS FOR NOTHING.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Meets Expectations." The comic strip is about a woman named Alice who works at a company called United Feature Syndicate, Inc. She is being interviewed by her boss, who is sitting across from her at a desk.

Alice is wearing a pink jacket and has curly red hair. She is holding a piece of paper and looking at it with a surprised expression on her face. Her boss is wearing a gray suit and tie and has a serious expression on his face.

The comic strip consists of eight panels, each with a different scene. In the first panel, Alice's boss tells her that her performance this year is "meets expectations" and that she will get a two percent raise. In the second panel, Alice asks if she worked eighty hours every week, and her boss replies that she did. In the third panel, Alice says that she earned three patents this year and that the company will make millions. In the fourth panel, Alice's boss tells her that she is starting to think the bone marrow thing would haunt her through lunch. In the fifth panel, Alice says that she donated bone marrow to their biggest customer twice. In the sixth panel, Alice's boss tells her that she noted that under "attendance problem." In the seventh panel, Alice says that she told you I'm starting to think the bone marrow thing would haunt you. In the eighth panel, Alice's boss tells her that she is starting to think the bone marrow thing would haunt her through lunch.

Overall, the comic strip is humorous and lighthearted, poking fun at the idea of corporate expectations and the challenges of working in a busy office environment. It also highlights the importance of communication and understanding in the workplace.

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