Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th December 2001

Dilbert//4641, first published 25 years ago on Saturday 29th December 2001

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hard work nights weekends demand 10 percent

Official transcript

Alice is sitting at her computer. She looks thoroughly disheveled. The Boss says to her, "Alice, all of your hard work - the nights and the weekends - are finally paying off."

The Boss continues, "We increased our five-year forecast of demand by ten percent!"

Alice responds, "You changed a wild guess by ten percent?"

The Boss replies, "Thanks to you!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK - THE NIGHTS AND THE WEEKENDS - ARE FINALLY PAYING OFF.

WE INCREASED OUR FIVE-YEAR FORECAST OF DEMAND BY TEN PERCENT!

YOU CHANGED A WILD GUESS BY TEN PERCENT?

THANKS TO YOU!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hard Work Pays Off"

Summary:

The comic strip features Alice, a dedicated employee, and her boss, who is impressed by her hard work. The boss announces that Alice's efforts have paid off, as the company has increased its five-year forecast of demand by ten percent. However, the boss also reveals that he changed the wild guess by ten percent, implying that the actual increase may be less significant than initially stated. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate jargon and the tendency for companies to exaggerate their achievements.

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