Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 16th April 2003

Dilbert//5114, first published 23 years ago on Wednesday 16th April 2003

Tags

excellent all year rating poor paper trail fire you surge of motivation feedback

Official transcript

Asok is meeting with The Boss. The Boss says, "Asok, your work has been excellent all year."

The Boss continues, "I'm rating you 'poor' so I'll have a paper trail in case I ever need to fire you."

Asok sobs and crumples his evaluation. The Boss says, "You'll probably feel a little surge of motivation because you got feedback."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ASOK, YOUR WORK HAS BEEN EXCELLENT ALL YEAR.

I'M RATING YOU "POOR" SO I'LL HAVE A PAPER TRAIL IN CASE I EVER NEED TO FIRE YOU.

YOU'LL PROBABLY FEEL A LITTLE SURGE OF MOTIVATION BECAUSE YOU GOT FEEDBACK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Feedback"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between an employee and their boss.
• The employee asks about their work, and the boss responds with a negative assessment.
• The boss provides feedback, stating that the employee's work has been "poor" and that they need to improve.
• The employee is upset by the feedback and feels a surge of motivation to do better.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that negative feedback can be motivating, rather than discouraging.

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