Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th November 1997

Dilbert//3130, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 9th November 1997

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engineering conference most valuable asset decline overtime assets decline fine art every year louve certification of depreciation earned your air

Official transcript

The Boss is on stage behind a podium and speaks to the crowd. "The theme of this engineering conference is..."

Dilbert, Wally, and Alice sit in the front row. The Boss continues, "Employees are our most valuable asset."

He says, "And lik emost assets, you decline in value over time."

He says, "I know what you're thinking: Not all assets decline in value."

He says, "For example, fine art is worth more every year."

The Boss points to an image of Wally and says, "But I don't think the Louvre will be asking for one of these anytime soon."

The Boss introduces Catbert and says, "On your way our, Mister Catbert will give each one of you a certificate of depreciation."

Wally says, "It's still better than last year's theme, "Have you earned your air today?"

Catbert hands Dilbert his award.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE THEME OF OUR ENGINEERING CONFERENCE IS..

"EMPLOYEES ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET." AND LIKE MOST ASSETS, YOU DECLINE IN VALUE OVER TIME.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING: NOT ALL ASSETS DECLINE IN VALUE.

FOR EXAMPLE, FINE ART IS WORTH MORE EVERY YEAR.

BUT I DON'T THINK THE LOUVRE WILL BE ASKING FOR ONE OF THESE ANYTIME SOON.

ON YOUR WAY OUT, MISTER CATBERT WILL GIVE EACH OF YOU A CERTIFICATE OF DEPRECIATION IT'S STILL BETTER THAN LAST YEAR'S THEME, "HAVE YOU EARNED YOUR AIR TODAY?"

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AI Analysis

Title: "Not All Assets Decline in Value"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and observations on office life. In this strip, Dilbert is speaking at an engineering conference, where he addresses the theme of the event: "The theme of our engineering conference is...". He then proceeds to say, "Employees are our most valuable asset," which prompts a man in the audience to respond, "And like most assets, you decline in value over time."

Dilbert's response is, "I know what you're thinking: not all assets decline in value." He goes on to say, "On your way out, Mister Catbert will give each of you a certificate of depreciation." The man in the audience asks, "It's still better than last year's theme, 'Have you earned your air today'?" The comic strip ends with the man saying, "For example, fine art is worth more every year. But I don't think the Louvre will be asking for one of these anytime soon."

Key Points:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that employees are considered valuable assets.
• It highlights the absurdity of giving certificates of depreciation to employees.
• The theme of the conference is ironic, as it implies that employees are like assets that decline in value over time.
• The comic strip uses humor to comment on the corporate culture and the way it treats employees.

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