Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 28th February 2001

Dilbert//4337, first published 25 years ago on Wednesday 28th February 2001

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always right arrogance management training punished two rules customer

Official transcript

MANAGEMENT TRAINING: Dogbert says, "There are two essential rules of management."

The Management Training class, with Alice sitting in the front row, listens as Dogbert continues, "One: The customer is always right."

Dogbert continues, "Two: They must be punished for their arrogance!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MANAGEMENT TRAINING THERE ARE TWO ESSENTIAL RULES OF MANAGEMENT.

ONE: THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.

TWO: THEY MUST BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR ARROGANCE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Management Training"

This comic strip, originally published in 2001, presents a humorous take on management training. The strip consists of three panels, each featuring a different scene.

Panel 1: The first panel shows a small, white, dog-like creature sitting on the floor, looking up at a sign that reads, "THERE ARE TWO ESSENTIAL RULES OF MANAGEMENT." The creature appears to be a mascot or symbol of management.

Panel 2: The second panel depicts a group of people standing in front of the same sign, with one person speaking to the others. The speaker says, "ONE: THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT." Another person responds, "TWO: THEY MUST BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR ARROGANCE!"

Panel 3: The third panel shows the small creature from the first panel standing in front of the sign again, this time with a speech bubble saying, "TWO: THEY MUST BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR ARROGANCE!" The creature appears to be agreeing with the second person's statement.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea that customers are always right and that managers must be punished for their arrogance. The use of a small, dog-like creature as a symbol of management adds to the humor and lightheartedness of the strip.

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