Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 18th June 2004

Dilbert//5543, first published 22 years ago on Friday 18th June 2004

Tags

profits improving have raise giving raises profits will plummet oppression communism

Official transcript

"Now that our profits are improving, can I have a raise?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NOW THAT OUR PROFITS ARE IMPROVING, CAN I HAVE A RAISE?

IF I START GIVING PEOPLE RAISES, THEN PROFITS WILL PLUMMET AND WELL BE NOWHERE.

DOES YOUR BONUS DEPEND ON HOW EFFECTIVELY YOU OPPRESS ?

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, TRY COMMUNISM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Communism"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, seated at his desk with a red chair behind him. His boss, a man in a suit, stands before him, holding a red briefcase.

Panel 1: The boss asks Dilbert, "Now that our profits are improving, can I have a raise?"

Panel 2: Dilbert responds, "If I start giving people raises, then profits will plummet and we'll be nowhere."

Panel 3: The boss inquires, "Does your bonus depend on how effectively you oppress me?"

Panel 4: Dilbert retorts, "If you don't like it, try communism."

Humor:

The comic strip's humor stems from Dilbert's sarcastic response to the boss's request for a raise. By suggesting that the boss try communism, Dilbert implies that the current capitalist system is flawed and that a more equal distribution of wealth might be necessary. The punchline is humorous because it is unexpected and pokes fun at the idea that a capitalist system is inherently oppressive.

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