Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 5th February 1997

Dilbert//2853, first published 29 years ago on Wednesday 5th February 1997

Tags

benefit of doubt haven't bothered laziness low performance rating many issues difficult

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Alice, I gave you a low performance ranking because you haven't bothered me all year."

The Boss explains, "Logically, if your job were difficult and important, you would have brought me many issues to resolve."

Alice asks, "Can you think of ANY other reason I might not bring you issues?"

The Boss replies, "Yeah, laziness. But I gave you the benefit of a doubt."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, I GAVE YOU A LOW PERFORMANCE RANKING BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T BOTHERED ME ALL YEAR.

LOGICALLY, IF YOUR JOB WERE DIFFICULT AND IMPORTANT, YOU WOULD HAVE BROUGHT ME MANY ISSUES TO RESOLVE.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHER REASON I MIGHT NOT BRING YOU ISSUES?

YEAH, LAZINESS.

BUT I GAVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF A DOUBT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Performance Ranking".

Summary

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a boss and an employee, Alice, who has been ranked low in performance. The boss explains that he gave her a low ranking because she hasn't bothered him all year, implying that she has been unproductive and not brought any issues to his attention. Alice responds by asking if her job was difficult and important, and if so, why she would have brought him many issues to resolve. The boss replies that he gave her the benefit of a doubt, but now thinks of other reasons why she might not bring him issues. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that a low performance ranking can be based on subjective criteria, rather than objective measures of productivity. It also highlights the absurdity of a boss expecting an employee to bring them problems to solve, rather than simply doing their job.

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