Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th February 1998

Dilbert//3221, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 8th February 1998

Tags

employee resigned exit interview stand in disgusting senseless slaughter english language stellar leadership inspirational motto prerogative hygiene misunderstood geniuses

Official transcript

Dogbert walks into The Boss's office with a piece of paper. Dogbert says, "I've been hired by an employee who just resigned."

Dogbert explains, "I'll be his stand-in for the exit interview."

Dogbert stands on The Boss's desk. Dogbert says, "I'dl ike to begin by discussing your senseless slaughter of the english language."

Dogbert reads from the paper, "....And on April 8, you were heard saying, "We have to nip that problem in the butt."

Dogbert says, "Now lets talk about your stellar leadership."

Dogbert reads, "Your inspirational motto is....."

Dogbert shakes his fist and yells "If I want you to do something that's a waste of time, it's my perogative!"

Dilbert reads, "Moving on to hygiene..."

The Boss muses, "

I am probaly one of those misunderstood geniuses."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE BEEN HIRED BY AN EMPLOYEE WHO JUST RESIGNED.

I'LL BE HIS STAND-IN FOR THE EXIT INTERVIEW.

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY DISCUSSING YOUR SENSELESS SLAUGHTER OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ... AND ON APRIL 8TH, YOU WERE HEARD SAYING, "WE HAVE TO NIP THAT PROBLEM IN THE BUTT. " NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR STELLAR LEADERSHIP.

YOUR INSPIRATIONAL MOTTO IS "IF I WANT YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S A WASTE PREROGATIVES MY MOVING ON TO HYGIENE...

I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THOSE MISUNDERSTOOD GENIUSES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Stellar Leadership"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between an employee and their manager, who has just been hired. The manager is enthusiastic about discussing the employee's senseless slaughter of the English language and wants to do something that is a waste of time. The employee is hesitant, but the manager persists, eventually revealing that they are moving on to hygiene.

Key Points:

• The manager is enthusiastic about discussing the employee's language skills.
• The employee is hesitant to engage in a discussion about their language skills.
• The manager wants to do something that is a waste of time.
• The employee is skeptical of the manager's intentions.
• The manager reveals that they are moving on to hygiene.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a manager trying to motivate an employee by discussing their language skills, only to reveal that they are actually moving on to a more mundane topic like hygiene. The strip uses humor to highlight the absurdity of some management practices.

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