Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th February 2001

Dilbert//4321, first published 25 years ago on Monday 12th February 2001

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greedy boss huge growth earnings mean boss miss growth poised stock options vest unrelated move leave company

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally and Dilbert, "Our CEO says we are poised for huge growth in earnings."

The Boss continues, "In an unrelated move, he announced that he will leave the company before any of his stock options vest."

Wally and Dilbert look horrified and their ties fly up in front of their faces as The Boss says, "The poor guy will miss all of our growth."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR CEO SAYS WE ARE POISED FOR HUGE GROWTH IN EARNINGS.

IN AN UNRELATED MOVE, HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL LEAVE THE COMPANY BEFORE ANY OF HIS STOCK OPTIONS VEST.

THE POOR GUY WILL MISS ALL OF OUR GROWTH.

KEED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Poor Guy Will Miss All of Our Growth"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between the CEO and other executives in a company. The CEO announces that he will leave the company before any stock options vest, citing his poor health as the reason. The other executives are shocked and concerned, as they had planned to use their stock options to buy the CEO's vest.

Key Points:

• The CEO announces his departure due to poor health.
• The other executives are shocked and concerned about losing their stock options.
• The CEO's decision will result in the loss of all of their growth.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of stock options and the motivations of executives.

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