Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th August 2000

Dilbert//4145, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 20th August 2000

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good manager hires samrter boss dumber ceo dumbest person bad managers doomed motivational meeting high five

Official transcript

The Boss, Wally, Dilbert, Alice, and Asok are in a meeting. The Boss explains, "A good manager hires people who are smarter than he is."

Wally asks, "So... your boss is dumber than you?"

Alice asks, "And your boss' boss is dumber yet?"

Then, Dilbert says, "According to your theory, our CEO is the dumbest person in the company."

Wally adds, "Unless all of you are bad managers."

And Asok says, "Truly we are doomed either way."

The Boss responds, "This concludes the motivational part of the meeting."

Wally says to the Boss, "I'd give you a high five but I don't like to move."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

A GOOD MANAGER HIRES PEOPLE WHO ARE SMARTER THAN HE IS.

50... YOUR BOSS IS DUMBER THAN YOU?

AND YOUR BOSS'5 BOSS IS DUMBER YET?

ACCORDING TO YOUR THEORY, OUR CEO IS THE DUMBEST PERSON IN THE COMPANY UNLESS ALL OF YOU ARE BAD MANAGERS.

TRULY WE ARE DOOMED EITHER WAY.

THIS CONCLUDES THE MOTIVATIONAL PART OF THE MEETING.

I'D GIVE YOU A HIGH FIVE BUT I DON'T LIKE TO MOVE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dilbert" and was originally published in the newspaper.

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where a manager is discussing the hiring of a new employee. The manager explains that the new hire is smarter than he is, but the other employees are skeptical. The conversation takes a turn when the manager reveals that the CEO is the dumbest person in the company, and that the manager is not like the other employees. The manager then asks the employees to move, implying that they are not good enough to work with the new hire.

Key Points:

• The manager hires a new employee who is smarter than he is.
• The other employees are skeptical of the new hire.
• The manager reveals that the CEO is the dumbest person in the company.
• The manager implies that the other employees are not good enough to work with the new hire.
• The manager asks the employees to move, suggesting that they are not capable of working with the new hire.

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