Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 22nd August 2000

Dilbert//4147, first published 26 years ago on Tuesday 22nd August 2000

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employees funerals evil dierctor heating costs too high company furnace cremated business

Official transcript

Catbert the Evil HR Director says to the staff, "Employees waste too much time at funerals."

Catbert continues, "On a related note, our heating costs are too high."

Later at home, Dilert's mother says to Dilbert, "As a matter of fact, I would mind being cremated in the company furnace."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR EMPLOYEES WASTE TOO MUCH TIME AT FUNERALS.

ON A RELATED NOTE, OUR HEATING COSTS ARE TOO HIGH.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WOULD MIND BEING CREMATED IN THE COMPANY FURNACE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Evil H.R. Director"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Catbert, the evil H.R. director, and other employees at a funeral. The employees are discussing the high heating costs at the funeral, which Catbert attributes to the cremation of a company employee in the furnace. The employees are shocked and concerned about the situation, while Catbert remains unapologetic and matter-of-fact.

Key Points:

• The comic strip is a humorous take on the consequences of corporate cost-cutting measures.
• The use of a funeral as a backdrop adds to the irony and absurdity of the situation.
• The character of Catbert, as the evil H.R. director, is a classic example of a villainous character in the Dilbert universe.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the often-cold and calculating nature of corporate decision-making.

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