Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 17th September 2001

Dilbert//4538, first published 25 years ago on Monday 17th September 2001

Tags

job market getting worse employees afraid power to abuse grows stronger evil dance killing me

Official transcript

The Boss is reading a newspaper. Catbert is standing on his desk. The Boss says, "The job market is getting worse every day!"

Catbert replies, "Excellent!"

The Boss chuckles and says, "Employees will be afraid. Our power to abuse them grows stronger by the minute!"

Catbert grins widely. Catbert grins and dances. The Boss laughs and exclaims, "Ha ha! Stop doing the 'Evil Dance!' You're killing me!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE JOB MARKET IS GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY!

EXCELLENT!

EMPLOYEES WILL BE AFRAID. OUR POWER TO ABUSE THEM GROWS STRONGER BY THE MINUTE!

HA HA! STOP DOING THE "EVIL DANCE"! YOU'RE KILLING ME!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Evil Dance"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic wit and frustration with his job.
• In this particular strip, Dilbert is sitting at his desk, looking unenthused as he reads the newspaper.
• His boss enters the room and announces that the job market is getting worse every day, which only adds to Dilbert's misery.
• However, the boss then reveals that employees will be required to participate in an "evil dance" to boost their morale and productivity.
• Dilbert is horrified by the idea and refuses to participate, leading to a humorous exchange between the two characters.

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