Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 14th December 1999

Dilbert//3895, first published 27 years ago on Tuesday 14th December 1999

Tags

being a manager less condescending wrong performance evaluation laughter catbert boss

Official transcript

The boss is sitting in his office and Catbert is sitting on the boss's desk. Catbert says to the boss:"Being a manager means never having to be less condescending just because you're wrong."

Both Catbert and the boss laugh out loud: "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha"

Carol is sitting at her computer and Dilbert is standing behind her holding a folder. Dilbert says to Carol: "Did he finish my performance evaluation?"

Carol answers: "I heard him working on it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BEING A MANAGER MEANS NEVER HAVING TO BE LESS CONDESCENDING JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE WRONG.

HA HA HA HA DID HE FINISH MY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION?

I HEARD HIM WORKING ON IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Manager's Performance Evaluation."

Panel 1:

• The manager is sitting at his desk, looking at a red creature with a speech bubble.
• The speech bubble reads: "Being a manager means never having to be less condescending just because you're wrong."

Panel 2:

• The red creature is laughing and saying "HA HA HA HA HA."
• The manager is smiling and looking pleased with himself.

Panel 3:

• The manager is sitting at his desk, looking at another person.
• The person is saying: "Did he finish my performance evaluation? I heard him working on it."
• The manager responds: "I heard him working on it."

Summary:

The comic strip shows the manager being condescending and arrogant, while the red creature is laughing at him. The manager is also shown to be incompetent, as he has not completed the performance evaluation. The overall tone of the comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the idea of a manager who is more concerned with being right than with doing their job effectively.

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