Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 8th August 1997

Dilbert//3037, first published 29 years ago on Friday 8th August 1997

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open book management repurchasing stock unpaid overtime ignorance is bliss highly motivated

Official transcript

Dilbert stands before a manager, possibly the Boss. He says, "I appreciate your new "open book management"

philosophy."

Dilbert continues, "For example, I've learned that we're repurchasing stock while I'm working unpaid overtime."

Dilbert says, "Yet I remain highly motivated because I understand that income and equity are distinct concepts."

The manager says, "Who said ignorance is bliss? Ha!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I APPRECIATE YOUR NEW "OPEN BOOK MANAGEMENT" PHILOSOPHY...

FOR EXAMPLE, I'VE LEARNED THAT WE'RE REPURCHASING STOCK WHILE I'M WORKING UNPAID OVERTIME.

YET I REMAIN HIGHLY MOTIVATED BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT INCOME AND EQUITY ARE DISTINCT CONCEPTS.

WHO SAID IGNORANCE IS BLISS? HA!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Ignorance is Bliss"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, engaged in a conversation with his boss. The boss expresses admiration for Dilbert's new "open book management" philosophy, which involves repurchasing stock while working unpaid overtime. Dilbert responds by stating that he remains highly motivated due to his understanding of income and equity concepts, which he believes are distinct concepts.

However, the boss is perplexed by Dilbert's statement, asking who said ignorance is bliss. Dilbert's response is a humorous one, as he points out that the boss is essentially asking who said ignorance is bliss, implying that the boss is the one who is blissfully unaware of the situation. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of open book management and the potential for employees to take advantage of such policies.

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