Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st September 2002

Dilbert//4887, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 1st September 2002

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feedback meeting ball rolling long tern strategy leak to competition crushing cubicle dwelling optimists life never easy

Official transcript

The Boss addresses a meeting, "Welcome to my quarterly employee feedback meeting."

The Boss continues, "Who wants to get the ball rolling?"

Asok raises his hand. Asok says, "It would be helpful if you told us our company's long term strategy."

The Boss responds, "Oh, would it?"

The Boss continues, "Why? So you can leak it to our competitors?"

The Boss stands and yells, "Here's your stupid suggestion in my hand! I'm crushing it! Crush, crush, crush!!!!"

The Boss pretends to stuff something in his mouth and yells, "Now I'll chew it up so I can spit it in your cubicle-dwelling face!!!"

As they're walking out, Wally says to Asok, "You fell for that trap last quarter too."

Asok replies, "An optimist's life is never easy."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WELCOME TO MY QUARTERLY EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK MEETING.

WHO WANTS TO GET THE BALL ROLLING?

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU TOLD US OUR COMPANY'S LONG TERM STRATEGY.

OH, WOULD IT?

WHY? SO YOU CAN LEAK IT TO OUR COMPETITORS?

HERES YOUR STUPID SUGGESTION IN MY HAND! IM CRUSHING IT! CRUSH, CRUSH, CRUSH!!!

NOW I'LL CHEW IT UP SO I CAN SPIT IT IN YOUR CUBICLE-DWELLING FACE!!!

YOU FELL IN THAT TRAP LAST QUARTER TOO.

AN OPTIMIST'S LIFE IS NEVER EASY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Optimism in the Workplace"

Summary:

The comic strip, titled "Optimism in the Workplace," humorously portrays the challenges of maintaining a positive attitude in a corporate setting. The story revolves around a quarterly employee feedback meeting, where a manager's suggestion to "crush, crush, crush" is met with skepticism by his colleagues.

Key Scenes:

• The meeting begins with the manager introducing himself and welcoming the employees.
• He then asks who wants to get the ball rolling, prompting one employee to suggest "crush, crush, crush."
• The manager enthusiastically endorses this idea, stating that it would be helpful if the company's long-term strategy were to "crush, crush, crush."
• The other employees express their concerns, with one suggesting that the manager fell into the trap of being too optimistic.
• Another employee notes that an optimist's life is never easy.

Themes:

• The struggle to maintain a positive attitude in a corporate environment
• The challenges of implementing new ideas and strategies
• The importance of considering the potential consequences of one's actions

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate culture and the challenges of maintaining a positive attitude in the workplace. It highlights the importance of considering the potential consequences of one's actions and the need for effective communication and collaboration.

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