Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 7th November 1997

Dilbert//3128, first published 29 years ago on Friday 7th November 1997

Tags

catbert evil hr director reward employees reward skip staff meeting alice

Official transcript

Catbert sits on The Boss's desk and says, "You don't need to reward employees."

Catbert says, "Just torture them less. It will feel the same as a reward."

The Boss says, "You may skip my staff meeting this week, Alice."

Alice leans back, claps her hands together and says, "Thank you, thank you , thank you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR YOU DON'T NEED TO REWARD EMPLOYEES.

JUST TORTURE THEM LESS. IT WILL FEEL THE SAME AS A REWARD.

YOU MAY SKIP MY STAFF MEETING THIS WEEK, ALICE.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.

aur.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "You Don't Need to Reward Employees"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Catbert, the evil HR director, addressing employees on the importance of employee rewards.
• Catbert emphasizes that employees do not require rewards, as they are already being tortured, which serves as a form of punishment.
• The employees are depicted as being grateful for the opportunity to skip their weekly staff meeting, which is seen as a reward in itself.
• The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the concept of employee rewards and the creative ways in which companies can motivate their staff.

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