Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 3rd September 2001

Dilbert//4524, first published 25 years ago on Monday 3rd September 2001

Tags

down sized laid off let go thrilled to be fired severance package

Official transcript

The Boss finishes firing an employee and says, "...Effective immediately."

The employee clenches his fists in happiness and yells, "YES!"

The employee dances on his chair and yells, "Ah-ooga! Woo-hoo!"

The Boss looks surprised. The Boss suggests to Catbert, "We can make the severance packages less generous."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

... EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

YES!

-!

WOO-HOO!

WE CAN MAKE THE SEVERANCE PACKAGES LESS GENEROUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Severance Package"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2001, features the main character, Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with a distinctive hairstyle, in a humorous and satirical take on the corporate world. The strip consists of three panels, each with a caption and a drawing.

Panel 1: The first panel shows Dilbert's boss, a man with a receding hairline and a blue suit, standing in front of a computer screen. He exclaims, "Effective immediately," and points to the screen, where the word "YES!" is displayed in large red letters. Dilbert looks on, seemingly confused.

Panel 2: In the second panel, the boss is shown sitting at his desk, holding a phone to his ear and shouting "AH-OOGA!" and "WOO-HOO!" while waving his fist in the air. Dilbert stands behind him, looking concerned. The boss's enthusiasm is infectious, and Dilbert can't help but join in, shouting "AH-OOGA!" and "WOO-HOO!" as well.

Panel 3: The third panel depicts the boss sitting at his desk, now calm and composed, with a red octopus-like creature sitting next to him. He says, "We can make the severance packages less generous." Dilbert looks on, shocked and dismayed, as the creature nods in agreement.

Humor and Satire:

The comic strip uses humor and satire to comment on the corporate world and the way it treats its employees. The boss's sudden and unexplained change in behavior, as well as his willingness to make severance packages less generous, are both absurd and relatable. The use of a red octopus-like creature as a symbol of corporate greed adds to the comedic effect.

Overall, this comic strip is a lighthearted and entertaining commentary on the corporate world, using humor and satire to highlight the absurdities and challenges of working in an office environment.

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