Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th February 2000
Dilbert//3963, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 20th February 2000
Tags
division unusually profictable targets impossibly high profit target sabotage profits stop customers wasteful spending leadership training class stick out coffee mug
Official transcript
Dilbert, the Boss, and Wally are at a meeting. The Boss says: "Our division is unusually profitable this year."
He turns to Dilbert: "That means our targets for next year will be set impossibly high."
He turns to Wally: "Our only hope of reaching our profit target next year..."
He continues: "...is to sabotage profits for the rest of this year."
He explains further: "It's too late to stop customers from buying our products."
He continues: "So we'll focus on increasing wasteful spending."
The Boss puts his hand on Wally's shoulder and tells him: "Wally, I'm sending you to a leadership training class."
After the meeting, Wally sticks out his coffee mug and asks Dilbert, "Did you ever stick out your coffee mug and just follow where it took you?"
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
OUR DIVISION IS UNUSUALLY PROFITABLE THIS YEAR.
THAT MEANS OUR TARGETS FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE SET IMPOSSIBLY HIGH.
OUR ONLY HOPE OF REACHING OUR PROFIT TARGET NEXT YEAR...
... IS TO SABOTAGE PROFITS FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.
IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP CUSTOMERS FROM BUYING OUR PRODUCTS.
SO WE'LL FOCUS ON INCREASING OUR WASTEFUL SPENDING.
WALLY, I'M SENDING YOU TO A LEADERSHIP TRAINING CLASS.
DID YOU EVER STICK OUT YOUR COFFEE MUG AND JUST FOLLOW WHERE IT TOOK YOU?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Targeting Profits"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 2000, features Dilbert and his boss discussing their division's performance. The boss is concerned about the division's profitability, which is unusually low this year. To address this issue, the boss sets an impossibly high target for next year, aiming to increase wasteful spending and reach the profit target.
The boss then sends Dilbert to a leadership training class, where he is instructed to stick out his coffee mug and follow where it takes him. This humorous exchange highlights the absurdity of the boss's approach and the lack of clear direction or guidance.
Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the corporate world and the often-bizarre ways in which managers attempt to motivate their employees.
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