Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 16th September 1998

Dilbert//3441, first published 28 years ago on Wednesday 16th September 1998

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injury free work safety award incentive to avoid injuries

Official transcript

The Boss holds us a plaque and says, "The safety award goes to Ted for his five years of injury-free work."

Ted takes the plaque and says, "Thank you for this award. Without awards, there would be no incentive to avoid injuries."

Ted turns and smiles nervously at the Boss as the Boss looks angrily at him.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE SAFETY AWARD GOES TO TED FOR HIS FIVE YEARS OF INJURY-FREE WORK.

THANK YOU FOR THIS AWARD. WITHOUT AWARDS, THERE WOULD BE NO INCENTIVE TO AVOID INJURIES.

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AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1998, features Dilbert, a character created by Scott Adams, and is titled "No Incentive to Avoid Injuries."

Panel 1: The scene opens with a man, Ted, receiving an award for five years of injury-free work. The safety award is presented to him by his boss, who states, "The safety award goes to Ted for his five years of injury-free work."

Panel 2: Ted's boss then says, "Thank you for this award. Without awards, there would be no incentive to avoid injuries."

Panel 3: The boss's comment is met with skepticism by the other employees, who are shown looking at each other in confusion.

Summary: The comic strip highlights the absurdity of a company's approach to safety, where the lack of incentives to avoid injuries is justified by the existence of awards. The punchline relies on the unexpected twist of the boss's statement, which challenges the conventional wisdom that safety awards motivate employees to avoid accidents. The humor lies in the absurdity of the situation and the clever wordplay used by the boss to justify his company's approach to safety.

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