Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 29th March 2002

Dilbert//4731, first published 24 years ago on Friday 29th March 2002

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20% pay cuts downsize sounds promising

Official transcript

The Boss addresses a meeting, "You can take 20% pay cuts or I'll have to downsize one of you."

The Boss continues, "I know you're like a family but... Yes, Wally?"

All of the coworkers are pointing at Wally. Wally doesn't know. He says, "Tell us more about the pay cut. That sounds promising."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU CAN TAKE 20% PAY CUTS OR I'LL HAVE TO DOWNSIZE ONE OF YOU.

I KNOW YOU'RE LIKE A FAMILY BUT...

YES, WALLY?

TELL US MORE ABOUT THE PAY CUT. THAT SOUNDS PROMISING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Pay Cuts and Promises"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer, and Wally, a laid-back employee, discussing the possibility of pay cuts. Wally's family is concerned about the impact on their lifestyle, prompting him to ask for more information about the proposed pay cut.

• Panel 1: Dilbert proposes a 20% pay cut, with the option to downsize one employee.
• Panel 2: Wally expresses concern about the potential impact on his family's lifestyle.
• Panel 3: Dilbert offers to provide more details about the pay cut, but Wally is skeptical.
• Panel 4: Wally's family is shown, with his wife and children looking worried.
• Panel 5: Wally asks for more information about the pay cut, and Dilbert responds with a promise that it will be "promising."

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