Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th August 2004

Dilbert//5593, first published 22 years ago on Saturday 7th August 2004

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100 companies additional money happy to work fortune magazine

Official transcript

"Our corporate goal is to become one of Fortune magazine's top 100 companies to work for!"

"We hope to do it without giving you any additional money, benefits or freedom."

"Then how could you possibly motivate us to say we're happy to work ... uh-oh."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR CORPORATE GOAL IS TO BECOME ONE OF FORTUNE MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 COMPANIES TO WORK FOR!

WE HOPE TO DO IT WITHOUT GIVING YOU ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY, BENEFITS OR FREEDOM.

THEN HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY MOTIVATE US TO SAY WERE HAPPY TO wORK. ..UH-OH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Motivational Speech"

Summary:

The comic strip features a corporate executive delivering a motivational speech to his employees. The speech is presented in three panels:

Panel 1:

• The executive announces that the company's goal is to become one of Fortune Magazine's top 100 companies to work for.
• He emphasizes the importance of this achievement and encourages the employees to work towards it.

Panel 2:

• The executive reveals that the company will not provide any additional money, benefits, or freedom to achieve this goal.
• He asks the employees to motivate themselves to work towards the goal without any external incentives.

Panel 3:

• The employees are shocked and confused by the executive's statement.
• One employee asks how they can possibly motivate themselves to work without any rewards or benefits.
• The executive responds with a puzzled expression, implying that he has no answer to this question.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of corporate executives making unrealistic promises to motivate employees, without providing any actual incentives or support. The strip highlights the absurdity of expecting employees to work hard without any rewards or benefits, and the confusion that can result when executives fail to provide clear guidance or motivation.

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