Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 16th March 2002

Dilbert//4718, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 16th March 2002

Tags

numbers down reorganize dept history for compariosn fire people save money

Official transcript

A female employee asks The Boss, "Our numbers are way down. What should we do?"

The Boss replies, "Reorganize the department so there's no valid history for comparison."

The Boss continues, "Then we'll fire a few people and give ourselves awards for saving money."

The employee scrunches up her paper and mutters, "El Diablo."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NUMBERS ARE WAY DOWN. WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

REORGANIZE THE DEPARTMENT 50 THERE'S NO VALID HISTORY FOR COMPARISON.

THEN WE'LL FIRE A FEW PEOPLE AND GIVE OURSELVES AWARDS FOR SAVING MONEY.

EL DIABLO

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Reorganizing for Comparison"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a scene in an office where the boss is reorganizing the department.
• The boss explains that there is no valid history for comparison, implying that the department has been inefficient or ineffective in the past.
• The boss then announces that they will fire a few people and give themselves awards for saving money.
• The employee, El Diablo, is shocked and upset by this announcement.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of reorganizing a department without a clear goal or plan, and the tendency of some managers to use layoffs as a way to save money rather than addressing underlying issues.

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