Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th October 1996

Dilbert//2752, first published thirty years ago on Sunday 27th October 1996

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new manager keith masters in business motivating employees hire good people optional reading finance and economics alice

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Alice, I'd like you to meet the newest member of my management team."

The Boss continues, "Keith is highly qualified, he has a masters in business administration."

Alice and Keith shake hands. Alice says, "Very impressive. They must have taught you a lot about motivating employees."

Keith replies, "No, not really."

Alice says, "Well . . . You probably learned how to identify and hire good people, right?"

Keith replies, "That might have been optional reading."

Alice asks, "Did you learn negotiation skills? Strategic thinking? Business writing?"

Keith answers "No"

to all three questions. Keith explains, "It was mostly finance and accounting. And economics."

Alice says, "So, you're a highly qualified leader because . . . You're good at math?"

Keith whispers to the Boss, "What should I do here?"

The Boss replies, "In these situations I like to use swearing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, I'O LIKE YOU TO MEET THE NEWEST MEMBER OF MY MANAGEMENT TEAM.

KEITH IS HIGHLY QUALIFIED. HE HAS A MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

VERY IMPRESSIVE. THEY MUST HAVE TAUGHT YOU A LOT ABOUT MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES.

NO, NOT REALLY.

WELL... YOU PROBABLY LEARNED HOW TO IDENTIFY AND HIRE GOOD THAT MIGHT HAVE PEOPLE, BEEN OPTIONAL RIGHT?

READING.

DID YOU LEARN NEGOTIATION SKILLS?

STRATEGIC THINKING?

BUSINESS WRITING?

IT WAS MOSTLY FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING.

AND ECONOMICS.

SO, YOU'RE A HIGHLY QUALIFIED LEADER BECAUSE ... YOU'RE GOOD AT MATH?

WHAT SHOULD I DO HERE?

IN THESE SITUATIONS I LIKE TO USE SWEARING

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Interview"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a job interview between Alice, a qualified candidate, and Keith, a highly qualified and experienced manager. Despite Keith's impressive qualifications, he is dismissive of Alice's qualifications and instead focuses on her negotiation skills, strategic thinking, and business writing abilities. However, when Alice reveals that she is a highly qualified leader because she is good at math, Keith becomes defensive and dismissive, suggesting that she should swear instead.

Key Points:

• Alice is a qualified candidate with a master's degree in business administration.
• Keith is a highly qualified and experienced manager.
• Keith dismisses Alice's qualifications and focuses on her negotiation skills, strategic thinking, and business writing abilities.
• Alice reveals that she is a highly qualified leader because she is good at math.
• Keith becomes defensive and dismissive, suggesting that she should swear instead.

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