Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 17th July 1997

Dilbert//3015, first published 29 years ago on Thursday 17th July 1997

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finest executives created statements core values help community producing state of the art business soultions didn't skimp nine executives

Official transcript

The Boss sists at a conference table with Wally and Dilbert. He waves a pice of paer and says, "Ten of our finest executives got together and created a statement of our core values."

The Boss quotes from the document, "We help the community and the world by producing state-of-the-art business solutions."

Wally responds, "I'm glad we didn't skimp and try to do that with only nine executives."

Dilbert adds, "Yeah. It might have sucked."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TEN OF OUR FINEST EXECUTIVES GOT TOGETHER AND CREATED A STATEMENT OF OUR CORE VALUES.

"WE HELP THE COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD BY PRODUCING STATE-OF-THE- ART BUSINESS SOLUTIONS." I'M GLAD WE DIDN'T SKIMP AND TRY TO DO THAT WITH ONLY NINE EXECUTIVES.

YEAH.

IT MIGHT HAVE SUCKED.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Corporate Speak"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1997, humorously critiques the corporate jargon often used in business settings. The scene depicts a group of executives gathered around a table, each holding a piece of paper and sporting a confused expression.

Key Elements:

• A speaker at the head of the table delivers a statement about the company's core values, which is met with confusion by the other executives.
• One executive attempts to clarify the meaning behind the statement, but is met with resistance from the others.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency of corporate leaders to use overly complex language to convey simple ideas, highlighting the disconnect between what they say and what they actually mean.

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