Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 23rd February 2001

Dilbert//4332, first published 25 years ago on Friday 23rd February 2001

Tags

sould alice manager claim ticket demoted play sax

Official transcript

A little cloud hovers near Alice and says, "Hello, Alice. I'm your soul."

Alice looks alarmed as a hand reaches for the cloud. The cloud says, "You're a manager now; You won't be needing me."

A man in a devil suit holds the cloud, hands Alice a small piece of paper and says to her, "Here's a claim ticket in case you get demoted or learn to play sax."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HELLO, ALICE.

I'M YOUR SOUL.

YOU'RE A MANAGER NOW; YOU WON'T BE NEEDING ME.

HERE'S A CLAIM TICKET IN CASE YOU GET DEMOTED OR LEARN TO PLAY SAX.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Soul-Sucking Management"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Alice and her manager, who has been transformed into a cloud. The manager demands that Alice return her soul, which she had previously given up in exchange for a claim ticket. The manager threatens to demote or force Alice to learn to play the saxophone if she does not comply.

Key Elements:

• Alice's soul is being held hostage by her manager.
• The manager is using coercion to try to get Alice to return her soul.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common office scenario of being micromanaged by a demanding boss.

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