Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 4th January 1997

Dilbert//2821, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 4th January 1997

Tags

policies use prodcuts will to live new corporate policy not intended to punish

Official transcript

Wally, Asok and the Boss sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "Our new corporate policy is that all employees must use the products we sell."

Asok screams and shouts, "What have we done to deserve this??!!!"

Asok asks Wally, "So you're saying that many of these policies are NOT intended to be punishments?"

Wally replies, "You get used to it after you lose your will to live."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NEW CORPORATE POLICY IS THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MUST USE THE PRODUCTS WE SELL.

AAARGH!!!!

WHAT HAVE WE DONE TO DESERVE THIS ??!!!

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT MANY OF THESE POLICIES ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE PUNISHMENTS?

YOU GET USED TO IT AFTER YOU LOSE YOUR WILL TO LIVE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Punishment by Policy"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where a new corporate policy is introduced, requiring employees to use company products. The policy is met with resistance and frustration from the employees, who feel it is an attempt to punish them. One employee asks if the policy is intended to be punitive, and another responds that it will lead to their demise after they lose their will to live. The comic strip satirizes the often-ridiculous nature of corporate policies and the frustration they can cause among employees.

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