Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th October 2000

Dilbert//4193, first published 26 years ago on Saturday 7th October 2000

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beatings coworkers improve moral performance review team player beatings deserved

Official transcript

Alice is sitting in front of the bosses desk. The boss says, "Lastly, what have you done to improve the morale of your co-workers?"

Alice says, "I didn't give them the beatings they so richly deserved."

The boss, writing, says, "I'll shorten that to 'team player'?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PERFORMANCE REVIEW LASTLY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO IMPROVE THE MORALE OF YOUR COWORKERS?

I DIDN'T GIVE THEM THE BEATINGS THEY SO RICHLY DESERVED.

I'LL SHORTEN THAT TO "TEAM PLAYER"?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Team Player"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a woman and a man in an office setting. The woman asks the man what he has done to improve the morale of his coworkers, to which he responds that he hasn't given them beatings, as they so richly deserve. The woman then asks if he will shorten that to "team player," implying that the man's response is not suitable for a workplace setting. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using buzzwords like "team player" to describe someone who is not actually contributing positively to their team.

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