Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 17th April 1997

Dilbert//2924, first published 29 years ago on Thursday 17th April 1997

Tags

boredom conference room dead emplyee employee of the week headcount down

Official transcript

The Boss carries a dead body over his shoulder. He tells Dilbert, "I found another dead employee in the conference room."

Dilbert looks shocked. The Boss continues, "I don't know what got him - the boredom or the hard work. But headcount is down one and the company has life insurance on him!"

The Boss thinks, "It looks like I found my 'Employee of the Week.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FOUND ANOTHER DEAD EMPLOYEE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT HIM - THE BOREDOM OR THE HARD WORK.

BUT HEADCOUNT IS DOWN ONE AND THE COMPANY HAS LIFE INSURANCE ON HIM!

IT LOOKS LIKE I FOUND MY "EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Employee of the Week"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1997, revolves around a man's search for a dead employee in the conference room. He discovers another deceased employee and is perplexed by the situation. The man's confusion deepens when he learns that the company has life insurance on the deceased employee, who is being referred to as the "Employee of the Week." The strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation, poking fun at corporate bureaucracy and the tendency to overlook the obvious.

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