Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 6th June 2003

Dilbert//5165, first published 23 years ago on Friday 6th June 2003

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senior management knows key employees hard imes bonuses black mailing themselves sound bad huge retention

Official transcript

The Boss addresses a meeting, "Senior management knows they need to retain key employees during hard times."

The Boss continues, "That's why they're giving themselves huge retention bonuses."

Alice responds, "So, they're blackmailing themselves?"

The Boss says, "You can make anything sound bad."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SENIOR MANAGEMENT KNOWS THEY NEED TO RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES DURING HARD TIMES.

THAT'S WHY THEYRE GIVING THEMSELVES HUGE RETENTION BONUSES.

SO, THEY'RE BLACKMAILING THEMSELVES?

YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING SOUND BAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Retention Bonuses"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between senior management and employees, where the topic of retention bonuses is discussed. The conversation is humorous, with the employees questioning the purpose of these bonuses and suggesting that they could be used for more productive purposes.

Key Points:

• Senior management is considering giving retention bonuses to key employees during hard times.
• The employees are skeptical about the bonuses, suggesting that they could be used for more important things.
• One employee jokingly suggests that the bonuses could be used to blackmail themselves, implying that they would be more productive if they had more resources.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of retention bonuses and the perceived lack of creativity in management's approach to motivating employees.

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