Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 15th March 2001

Dilbert//4352, first published 25 years ago on Thursday 15th March 2001

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billion shares dot com subsidary fire everyone presdient raise stock promoting

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "I'm promoting you to president of our dot-com subsidiary."

The Boss says to Dilbert, "Your job is to fire everyone."

Dilbert asks, "Would I get a raise?"

The Boss answers, "How does a billion shares of stock sound?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M PROMOTING YOU TO PRESIDENT OF OUR DOT-COM SUBSIDIARY.

YOUR JOB IS TO FIRE EVERYONE.

WOULD I GET A RAISE?

HOW DOES A BILLION SHARES OF STOCK SOUND?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Billion Shares of Stock Sound"

Summary:

This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, being promoted to president of his company's dot-com subsidiary. However, he is immediately fired by his new boss, who explains that his job is to fire everyone. Dilbert asks how he would get a billion shares of stock sound, implying that he wants to know how to make a large amount of money. The boss responds by asking if Dilbert has any ideas, and Dilbert suggests that they could sell their company's stock to the public. The boss is skeptical, but Dilbert persists, saying that they could use the money to hire more people and create a successful business. The comic strip ends with the boss asking Dilbert if he has any other ideas, and Dilbert responding with a blank expression.

Key Elements:

• Dilbert is promoted to president of the company's dot-com subsidiary.
• He is immediately fired by his new boss.
• Dilbert asks how he would get a billion shares of stock sound.
• The boss is skeptical of Dilbert's idea to sell the company's stock to the public.
• Dilbert persists in his idea, suggesting that they could use the money to hire more people and create a successful business.
• The comic strip ends with the boss asking Dilbert if he has any other ideas, and Dilbert responding with a blank expression.

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