Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th December 1996

Dilbert//2793, first published thirty years ago on Saturday 7th December 1996

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downsized artbert generous retirement plan employment calendar when done

Official transcript

The Boss tells Ratbert, "You're being downsized, Ratbert. Fortunately, there's a generous retirement plan."

The Boss continues, "Let's see . . . For your length of employment, at your grade level . . . You will get a wall calendar."

Ratbert asks, "When do I get it?"

The Boss says as he walks away, "As soon as I'm done with it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOURE BEING DOWNSIZED, RATBERT. FORTUNATELY, THERE'S A GENEROUS RETIREMENT PLAN.

LET'S SEE... FOR YOUR LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT, AT YOUR GRADE LEVEL...

YOU GET A WALL CALENDAR.

WHEN DO I GET IT?

AS SOON AS I'M DONE WITH IT.

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AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Downsized" and features Dilbert, a character created by Scott Adams, in a humorous situation.

Panel 1: The scene opens with Ratbert, a mouse, sitting in a chair, looking concerned. The boss, a man with a mustache, stands before him, holding a piece of paper. The boss says, "You're being downsized, Ratbert. Fortunately, there's a generous retirement plan."

Panel 2: Ratbert looks puzzled and asks, "Let's see... for your length of employment, at your grade level... you get a wall calendar."

Panel 3: The boss responds, "When do I get it? As soon as I'm done with it."

Summary: The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a generous retirement plan being offered to an employee who has been downsized. The punchline is that the "generous" retirement plan consists of a wall calendar, which is a humorous and unexpected twist. The comic strip is a lighthearted commentary on the challenges of downsizing and the often-absurd nature of corporate bureaucracy.

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