Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th August 2000

Dilbert//4131, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 6th August 2000

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video cameras installed id badges internet phone use monitored drug testing hot irons brand awareness branding employees business technology

Official transcript

Catbert the Evil HR Director says to the staff, "Video cameras have been installed in all work areas."

Catbert holds up a badge and says, "Employees must wear I.D. badges around their neck."

Catbert continues, "Your internet and telephone usage will be monitored."

Catbert continues, "Everyone will undergo mandatory drug testing."

Catbert thinks to himself, "They're not resisting. They're ready for phase two."

Catbert says, "Prepare to be permanently marked by hot ironos."

The Boss asks Catbert, "Will that hurt?"

Catbert answers, "I'll be fine. Thanks for asking."

Everyone holds Wally down on the table as Catbert announces, "Wally is about to experience brand awareness."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR VIDEO CAMERAS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN ALL WORK EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR I.D. BADGES AROUND THEIR NECKS.

YOUR INTERNET AND TELEPHONE USAGE WILL BE MONITORED.

EVERYONE WILL UNDERGO MANDATORY DRUG MACHO THEY'RE NOT RESISTING.

THEY'RE READY, FOR PHASE TwO.

PREPARE TO BE PERMANENTLY MARKED BY HOT IRONS.

WILL THAT HURT?

I'LL BE FINE.

THANKS FOR ASKING.

WALLY IS ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE BRAND AWARENESS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Great Office Experiment"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2000, features the main character, Dilbert, and his coworkers participating in a series of bizarre experiments. The story begins with the announcement that video cameras have been installed in all work areas, and employees are required to wear I.D. badges around their necks. The company's HR director, Catbert, explains that the cameras will monitor internet and telephone usage, and anyone caught using drugs will be subject to mandatory drug testing.

As the story progresses, the employees are instructed to prepare to be permanently marked by hot irons, and are warned that they will be fine despite the pain. The comic strip takes a dark turn when Wally, a coworker, is forced to experience brand awareness by being branded with a hot iron.

Key Points:

• Video cameras have been installed in all work areas.
• Employees must wear I.D. badges around their necks.
• Internet and telephone usage will be monitored.
• Mandatory drug testing will be implemented.
• Employees will be permanently marked by hot irons.
• Wally is forced to experience brand awareness by being branded with a hot iron.

Overall:

The comic strip is a satirical commentary on the absurdity of corporate culture and the ways in which companies can exploit their employees. The use of hot irons as a form of branding is a particularly dark and disturbing element of the story, and serves to highlight the extreme measures that companies may take to enforce their policies.

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