Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th July 2004

Dilbert//5573, first published 22 years ago on Sunday 18th July 2004

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berating humilation importance of work making sound rate products motivate staff no prasie no raises threats belittling trophy wives

Open source transcript

I NEED HELP MOTIVATING THE STAFF.

WHAT HAVE YOU ALREADY TRIED?

THREATS, BELITTLING.

HUMILIATION, EMPTY PROMISES, BERATING, SLOGANS, POSTERS AND BULLYING.

HMM... WE CAN'T PRAISE THEM OR ELSE THEY'D ASK FOR RAISES.

MAYBE THEY CAN BE MOTIVATED BY THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR WORK.

THEIR WORK IS MAKING SECOND- RATE PRODUCTS TO SELL TO IDIOTS SO OUR EXECUTIVES CAN AFFORD TROPHY WIVES.

HAVE YOU TRIED YELLING UNTIL YOUR FACE TURNS PURPLE?

MAKE THREE COPIES, PLEASE!!!

THIS IS NEW.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Motivational Meeting"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a meeting where the boss attempts to motivate his employees. However, his approach is met with skepticism and ridicule, as he presents a list of threats, belittling, humiliation, empty promises, berating, slogans, posters, and bullying. The employees are unimpressed, and one employee even asks if they can try yelling until their face turns purple. The boss becomes frustrated and demands three copies of the new motivational material, which is revealed to be a blank sheet of paper. The employees respond with "This is new," implying that they are not impressed by the boss's attempt at motivation. The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of managers trying to motivate their employees through unoriginal and ineffective means.

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