Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 2nd August 2004

Dilbert//5588, first published 22 years ago on Monday 2nd August 2004

Tags

bad year committed compensation packages management stay course visons

Official transcript

"We've had a bad year but management is commited to staying the course."

"Question: did you just say our leaders are receiving huge compensation packages to keep doing what doesn't work?"

"No. The way I said it, they're visionaries."

"So ... they keep doing what doesn't work ... and they see visions?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WEVE HAD A BAD YEAR BUT MANAGEMENT IS COMMITTED TO STAYING THE COURSE.

QUESTION: DID YOU JUST SAY OUR LEADERS ARE RECEIVING HUGE COMPENSATION PACKAGES TO KEEP DOING WHAT DOESN'T WORK?

NO. THE WAY I SAID IT, THEY'RE VISIONARIES.

SO... THEY KEEP DOING WHAT DOESN'T WORK... AND THEY SEE VISIONS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Visionaries vs. Reality"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a meeting where a manager asks leaders if they are receiving huge compensation packages to keep doing what doesn't work.
• The leaders respond that they are visionaries, and they see visions.
• The manager asks what they see, and they reply that they see visions.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that some leaders may be more focused on their own self-interest than on actually achieving results.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

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