Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 23rd July 1997

Dilbert//3021, first published 29 years ago on Wednesday 23rd July 1997

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catbert evil hr director abuse people reduce turnover job titles convicted felon

Official transcript

Catbert, the Evil H.R. Director, sits at his desk. He thinks, "I can't abuse people if they quit the company. I'd better find a way to reduce turnover."

Catbert types into his PC, "All job titles will be changed as follows..."

Wally stares at his computer screen and says, "My new title is... "Convicted Felon."

Dilbert says, "That's look good on the ol' resume."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR I CAN'T ABUSE PEOPLE IF THEY QUIT THE COMPANY.

I'D BETTER FIND A WAY TO REDUCE TURNOVER.

ALL JOB TITLES WILL BE CHANGED AS FOLLOWS...

MY NEW TITLE IS ...

"CONVICTED FELON." THAT'LL LOOK GOOD ON THE OL' RSUM

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Catbert: Evil H.R. Director" and was originally published in the 'Dilbert' comic strip series.

Summary:

The comic strip features Catbert, the evil H.R. director, who is determined to reduce turnover in the company. He decides to change all job titles to "convicted felon," hoping that this will deter employees from quitting. However, his plan backfires when one employee, who is actually a convicted felon, is thrilled with his new title and looks good on his resume. The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy and the sometimes ridiculous measures taken to reduce employee turnover.

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