Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 15th October 1999

Dilbert//3835, first published 27 years ago on Friday 15th October 1999

Tags

compensation manage career as director conpsiracy incompetent emplyees

Official transcript

Catbert stands on The Bosses desk and says, "Your compensation is related to the number of people you manage."

Catbert says, "Likewise, my career as director of human resources depends on the quantity of employees."

Alice and Dilbert look at a group of dumb people. Alice says, "It's as if there were a conspiracy to hire hordes of incompetent employees."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR COMPENSATION IS RELATED TO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU MANAGE.

LIKEWISE, MY CAREER AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEPENDS ON THE QUANTITY OF EMPLOYEES.

IT'S AS IF THERE WERE A CONSPIRACY TO HIRE HORDES OF INCOMPETENT EMPLOYEES

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Conspiracy to Hire Incompetent Employees"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a long, thin face and a brown suit, sitting at a desk with a red cat-like creature. The creature, representing the company's human resources department, explains that the number of employees is directly related to the compensation package. The cat-like creature then reveals that the company's career as a director of human resources depends on the quantity of employees. Finally, the creature suggests that there may be a conspiracy to hire incompetent employees, as this would result in more employees being needed to compensate for their incompetence.

Key Points:

• The comic strip humorously highlights the relationship between employee compensation and the number of employees.
• The human resources department is depicted as having a vested interest in hiring incompetent employees.
• The strip pokes fun at the idea that companies may prioritize quantity over quality in their hiring practices.

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