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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 2nd June 2003

Dilbert//5161, first published 23 years ago on Monday 2nd June 2003


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disgruntled employees open door policy rush hour safely dropped traffic trap door eliminate whiners


Official transcript

Catbert points to a drawing and says to The Boss, "The trap door will work with your 'open door policy' to eliminate whiners."

Catbert continues, "Disgruntled employees will be safely dropped into rush hour traffic."

The Boss is lying face down in a snowy street. Cars are passing him by. The Boss thinks, "I need to remember that's there."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THE TRAP DOOR WILL WORK WITH YOUR "OPEN DOOR POLICY" TO ELIMINATE THE WHINERS.

DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEES WILL BE SAFELY DROPPED INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.

I NEED TO REMEMBER THAT'S THERE.

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AI Analysis

Title: "Whiners in the Way"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on office life.
  • In this strip, Dilbert's boss introduces a new policy aimed at eliminating "whiners" from the workplace.
  • The policy involves trapping employees in a room and releasing them into rush-hour traffic, with the goal of discouraging whining.
  • The strip satirizes the common practice of using fear or intimidation to manage employees, highlighting the absurdity and potential dangers of such tactics.

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