Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 29th September 2003

Dilbert//5280, first published 23 years ago on Monday 29th September 2003

Tags

no raise next year disincentivized moping around muscles weak motovation

Official transcript

"I can't give you the salary that you deserve because then there'd be no room for a raise next year."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE SALARY THAT YOU DESERVE BECAUSE THEN THERE'D BE NO ROOM FOR A RAISE NEXT YEAR.

I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO BE ALL DISINCENTIVIZED, YOU KNOW, JUST MOPING AROUND.

NECK.

MUSCLES..

SO.

WEAK.

I THINK MOTIVATION CAUSES THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Disincentivized"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between a boss and an employee, highlighting the employee's frustration with their salary and the lack of motivation.

• The employee expresses dissatisfaction with their salary, stating it is insufficient to cover the cost of a raise next year.
• The boss responds by informing the employee that they will not be receiving a raise due to being "all disincentivized."
• The employee counters that they are not disincentivized, but rather lack motivation because their neck muscles are weak.
• The boss suggests that the employee's motivation is the root cause of their weakness, leading to further frustration from the employee.

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