Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 13th September 2001

Dilbert//4534, first published 25 years ago on Thursday 13th September 2001

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accounting system dysfunctional meaningless payroll exppenses zero management genius

Official transcript

Asok and Ed are sitting at a computer. Ed looks irritated. Asok says, "Your accounting system is so dysfunctional that the results are meaningless."

Asok continues, "How is it possible that no one has noticed?"

Ed replies, "I've always wondered about that."

The Boss is sitting at his desk. He thinks to himself, "My payroll expenses are zero again. I'm a management genius."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IS SO DYSFUNCTIONAL THAT THE RESULTS ARE MEANINGLESS.

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT NO ONE HAS NOTICED?

I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THAT.

MY PAYROLL EXPENSES ARE ZERO AGAIN.

I'M A MANAGEMENT GENIUS.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "My Payroll Expenses Are Zero Again. I'm a Management Genius."

This comic strip depicts a conversation between two employees and their manager. The first employee says, "Your accounting system is so dysfunctional that the results are meaningless." The second employee asks, "How is it possible that no one has noticed?" The manager responds, "I've always wondered about that."

The manager then reveals that his payroll expenses are zero again, and he claims to be a management genius. The employees are shocked and confused by this statement, as it implies that the manager has somehow managed to avoid paying anyone's salary.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea that some managers may be oblivious to the problems in their organization and may even take credit for their own incompetence. It also highlights the absurdity of a manager claiming to be a genius when their payroll expenses are zero.

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