Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 20th February 1998

Dilbert//3233, first published 28 years ago on Friday 20th February 1998

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dogbert the consultant knowledge assets unmistakable message boss consultant business

Official transcript

Dogbert is telling The Boss, "From now on, refer to your employees as 'knowledge assets.'"

The Boss takes notes. Dogbert the Consultant is sitting on a couch and says, "That will send an unmistakable message."

Dilbert comes home from work and says to Dogbert, "He calls us knowledge assets"

now. He must think we're complete morons."

Dogbert wags his tail and says, "It's an unmistakable message."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE CONSULTANT FROM NOW ON, REFER TO YOUR EMPLOYEES AS "KNOWLEDGE ASSETS." THAT WILL SEND AN UNMISTAKABLE MESSAGE.

HE CALLS US "KNOWLEDGE ASSETS" NOW. HE MUST THINK WE'RE COMPLETE MORONS.

IT'S AN UNMISTAKABLE MESSAGE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Knowledge Assets"

Summary:

• The comic strip, originally published in 1998, features Dilbert, a popular cartoon character created by Scott Adams.
• The strip revolves around Dogbert, the consultant, who refers to employees as "knowledge assets."
• The employees are initially unaware of the term's meaning, but eventually realize it implies they are being treated as mere objects or commodities.
• The strip satirizes the corporate world's tendency to use buzzwords and jargon to manipulate employees and mask the true nature of their work.
• The punchline of the strip lies in the employees' realization that they are being treated as "complete morons" by their employer.

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