Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 19th August 1998

Dilbert//3413, first published 28 years ago on Wednesday 19th August 1998

Tags

catbert evil hr director contract employee regular employee pay less motivated other than money stupidity

Official transcript

Caption: Catbert: Evil H.R. Director. Catbert sits at his desk. A male employee with glasses stands. Catbert says, "You've been a good contract employee. We'd like to make you a regular employee."

The employee says, "You mean you want to pay me less?"

Catbert says, "We want you to be motivated by something other than money."

The employee says, "Like...stupidity?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD CONTRACT EMPLOYEE.

WE'D LIKE TO MAKE YOU A REGULAR EMPLOYEE.

YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO PAY ME LESS?

WE WANT YOU TO BE MOTIVATED BY SOMETHING OTHER THAN MONEY.

LIKE...

STUPIDITY?

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "You've Been a Good Contract Employee. We'd Like to Make You a Regular Employee."

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Catbert, the evil HR director, and a contract employee. Catbert announces that the employee has been a good contract employee and would like to make them a regular employee. However, the employee responds by asking if they will be paid less, to which Catbert replies that they want to be motivated by something other than money. The employee then asks if stupidity is the motivation, and Catbert agrees, saying "Like... stupidity?" The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the corporate world and the absurdity of some management practices.

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