Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 10th May 1997

Dilbert//2947, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 10th May 1997

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industry survey our industry hugh technology textile workers teen agersm dead people

Official transcript

The Boss, Dilbert and Wally sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "We did an industry survey to see how your salaries compared to the average."

The Boss continues, "We didn't get the numbers we hoped for, so we broadened the definition of 'our industry.'"

Wally says, "I'm so happy to be in the industry of 'high technology, textile workers, teen-agers, and dead people.'"

Dilbert says, "I feel overpaid."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE DID AN INDUSTRY SURVEY TO SEE HOW YOUR SALARIES COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE.

WE DIDN'T GET THE NUMBERS WE HOPED FOR, SO WE BROADENED THE DEFINITION OF "OUR INDUSTRY." I'M SO HAPPY TO BE IN THE INDUSTRY OF "HIGH TECHNOLOGY, TEXTILE WORKERS, TEENAGERS, AND DEAD PEOPLE." I FEEL OVERPAID.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Industry Survey"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1997, features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding office worker with a distinctive hairstyle, and his coworkers. The scene unfolds in a conference room where they are discussing an industry survey that aims to determine how their salaries compare to the average.

Key Points:

• The survey reveals that the workers' salaries are below average.
• In response, they decide to redefine the term "industry" to include "high technology," "textile workers," "teen-agers," and "dead people."
• This redefinition allows them to feel overpaid, as they are now part of a broader industry with lower average salaries.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency for people to inflate their self-worth by comparing themselves to others in a more favorable light.

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