Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th May 2001
Dilbert//4411, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 13th May 2001
Tags
carol connections in war zones flights good rating humilation parkside strangler phone messages press conference secretary vague objectives complaining
Official transcript
Carol sits across from the Boss, who says, "Carol, your overall performance rating is 'good.'"
Carol screams, "AAAG! Good is bad! What did I do to deserve this humiliation?"
The Boss replies, "Well, you gave me six hundred phone messages that said, 'It might have been Bob.'"
Carol furiously replies, "You can't tell me that none of them were from a Bob."
The Boss continues, "You arranged for all of my flights to have connections in war zones."
Carol throws up her arms and says, "Excuse me for trying to save the company some money."
The Boss says, "You held a press conference to announce that I was the Parkside Strangler."
Later, Carol tells Wally, "And he refuses to take any responsibility for giving me vague objectives."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
CAROL, YOUR OVERALL PERFORMANCE RATING IS "GOOD." AAAG! GOOD IS BAD! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS HUMILIATION WELL, YOU GAVE ME SIX HUNDRED PHONE MESSAGES THAT SAID.
"IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BOB. " YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT NONE OF THEM WERE FROM A BOB!
YOU ARRANGED FOR ALL OF MY FLIGHTS TO HAVE CONNECTIONS IN WAR ZONES.
EXCUSE ME FOR TRYING TO SAVE THE COMPANY SOME MONEY.
YOU HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THAT I WAS THE PARKSIDE STRANGLER.
AND HE REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR GIVING ME VAGUE OBJECTIVES.
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AI Analysis
Title: "The Parkside Strangler"
Summary:
This Dilbert comic strip revolves around the theme of a company's priorities and the absurdity of corporate culture. The story begins with Carol, the boss, informing Dilbert that his overall performance rating is "good." However, she then proceeds to lecture him on the importance of saving the company money, despite having arranged for all his flights to have connections in war zones.
The conversation takes a turn when Carol reveals that she has given six hundred phone messages that said, "It might have been Bob," to someone else. This unexpected twist leads to a series of absurd events, including a press conference to announce that Dilbert was the "Parkside Strangler."
The comic strip ultimately concludes with Carol's refusal to take responsibility for her actions, instead blaming Dilbert for giving her vague objectives. The strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and the lack of accountability in corporate environments.
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