Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd December 2001

Dilbert//4614, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 2nd December 2001

Tags

layoffs cruel to fire friday employee appreciation day employee of the month evil catbert

Official transcript

Catbert is sitting on The Boss' desk. The Boss asks, "When should we do the layoffs?"

Catbert responds, "Experts say that Friday is the cruelest day of the week to fire people."

Catbert continues, "So let's do it Friday."

The Boss responds, "Friday is our Employee Appreciation Day."

Catbert gasps, "Ah-Ah Ah-Wooo!!!"

The Boss is alarmed. He asks, "What was that?"

Catbert responds, "You don't want to know."

The Boss hands an award to an employee and says, "Congratulations on being named Employee of the Month."

The Boss continues, "Now.. you know how some months are shorter than others?"

Catbert gasps, "Ah-ah wooo!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHEN SHOULD WE DO THE LAYOFFS?

EXPERTS SAY THAT FRIDAY IS THE CRUELEST DAY OF THE WEEK TO FIRE PEOPLE.

FRIDAY IS OUR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY.

SO LET'S DO IT - AH-WOOO!!!

WHAT WAS THAT?

YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

FRIDAY.

CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NAMED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.

NOW... YOU KNOW HOW SOME MONTHS ARE SHORTER THAN OTHERS?

- Wooo!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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