Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 5th April 2004

Dilbert//5469, first published 22 years ago on Monday 5th April 2004

Tags

job application increase workload performance becomes average excel

Official transcript

Job Applicant

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

JOB APPLICANT HOW DO YOU REWARD YOUR TOP PERFORMERS?

I KEEP INCREASING THEIR WORKLOADS UNTIL THEIR PERFORMANCES BECOME AVERAGE.

SO... WHY WOULD ANYONE TRY TO EXCEL?

I USE ONLY THE FINEST MOTIVATIONAL POSTERS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Motivational Posters"

Summary:

The comic strip features a job applicant asking the interviewer how they reward their top performers. The interviewer responds by stating that they keep increasing their workloads until their performances become average. The applicant then asks why anyone would try to excel, to which the interviewer replies that they use only the finest motivational posters. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of using motivational posters as a reward for top performers, implying that the company's approach to motivation is ineffective and counterproductive.

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