Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 17th January 2000

Dilbert//3929, first published 26 years ago on Monday 17th January 2000

Tags

ceo financial sunsidary million victims first year cross selling bayonet the survivors

Official transcript

The boss is sitting in a meeting between Wally and Dogbert and he says: "Mister Dogbert will be CEO of our financial subsidiary."

Dogbert says: "My goal is one million victims in the first year."

Dogbert says: "Then I'll do some cross-selling, which I prefer to call "bayonetting the survivors."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MISTER DOGBERT WILL BE CEO OF OUR FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARY.

MY GOAL IS ONE MILLION VICTIMS IN THE FIRST YEAR.

THEN I'LL DO SOME CROSS-SELLING, WHICH I PREFER TO CALL "BAYONETTING THE SURVIVORS."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Bayonetting the Survivors"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a meeting of corporate executives, with one executive announcing his goal to reduce the number of victims in the first year to one million.
• Another executive suggests cross-selling as a strategy, which is met with approval.
• The final panel shows the executives discussing "bayonetting the survivors," implying that they are willing to use extreme measures to achieve their goals.
• The comic strip is a commentary on the cutthroat nature of corporate culture, where executives are willing to do whatever it takes to succeed, even if it means harming others.

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