Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th July 2002

Dilbert//4831, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 7th July 2002

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ideas for boosting morale employee pot luck schedule conflcits brings small meal pviep

Official transcript

The Boss addresses a meeting, "Does anyone have any ideas for boosting morale?"

Wally raises his hand, "Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!"

Wally says, "The employee potluck lunch that we had last year was almost perfect."

Wally continues, "But we only had it once and some people had schedule conflicts."

Wally continues, "I call my idea the 'Permanent Virtual Individual Employee Potluck' or P.V.I.E.P for short."

Wally continues, "Every day, each employee brings a small meal in a bag and eats it whenever he gets hungry."

The Boss says, "You already do that. "

Wally replies, "And look how happy I am!"

The Boss says, "Okay, who is going to organize the P.V.I.E.P.?"

Wally responds, "Alice hasn't helped yet."

Alice cringes in anger.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR BOOSTING MORALE?

OOOH!

THE EMPLOYEE POTLUCK LUNCH THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR WAS ALMOST PERFECT.

BUT WE ONLY DID IT ONCE AND SOME PEOPLE HAD SCHEDULE CANCI TATC I CALL MY IDEA THE "PERMANENT VIRTUAL INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE POTLUCK" OR P.V.I.E.P.

FOR SHORT EVERY DAY, EACH EMPLOYEE BRINGS A SMALL MEAL IN A BAG AND EATS IT WHENEVER HE GETS HUNGRY.

YOU ALREADY DO THAT.

AND LOOK HOW HAPPY I AM!

OKAY. WHO IS GOING TO ORGANIZE THE P.V.I.E.P.?

ALICE HASN'T HELPED YET.

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