Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 29th April 1998

Dilbert//3301, first published 28 years ago on Wednesday 29th April 1998

Dilbert cartoon for Wednesday 29th April 1998

Dilbert for Tuesday 28th April 1998

Dilbert for Thursday 30th April 1998

Tags

declare martial law jailing ombudsmen personal phone calls recommend changes shoot emplyees shoot employees

Official transcript

Dogbert and The Boss sitting at table. Dogbert passes a memo to The Boss and says, "Although your company is very profitable, I wouldn't be much of a consultant if I didn't recommend changes."

The Boss views the recommendations and says, "You recommend jailing our ombudsman and declaring martial law ... makes sense."

The Boss asks Dogbert, "Then could I shoot employees who make personal phone calls?"

Dogbert replies, "It's okay with me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALTHOUGH YOUR COMPANY IS VERY PROFITABLE, I WOULDN'T BE MUCH OF A CONSULTANT IF I DIDN'T RECOMMEND CHANGES.

YOU RECOMMEND JAILING OUR OMBUDSMAN AND DECLARING MARTIAL LAW... MAKES SENSE.

THEN COULD I SHOOT EMPLOYEES WHO MAKE PERSONAL PHONE CALLS?

IT'S OKAY WITH ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Ombudsman's Dilemma"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between an ombudsman and a consultant. The consultant recommends "jailing our ombudsman and declaring martial law" to improve the company's profitability, but the ombudsman is hesitant to implement such drastic measures.

Key Points:

The consultant suggests extreme measures to increase profitability.
The ombudsman is skeptical and hesitant to implement these measures.
The conversation highlights the tension between the consultant's recommendations and the ombudsman's concerns for employee well-being.
The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of the consultant's suggestions and the ombudsman's reluctance to take drastic action.

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