Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 24th September 2004

Dilbert//5641, first published 22 years ago on Friday 24th September 2004

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have plan division perfromance worst division average performance merge

Official transcript

I have a plan to avoid paying division performance bonuses.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE A PLAN TO AVOID PAYING DIVISION PERFORMANCE BONUSES.

I'LL MERGE OUR GROUP WITH THE WORST DIVISION SO OUR AVERAGE PERFORMANCE IS LOWER. HEE-HEE!

IT SHOULD BE EASY BECAUSE EVERY DIVISION MANAGER IS ALREADY BEGGING TO MERGE WITH ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Division Manager's Dilemma".

This comic strip depicts a humorous situation where a division manager is trying to avoid paying performance bonuses to his employees. The manager's plan is to merge his group with the worst division, hoping that the average performance will decrease, thereby reducing the bonuses.

The manager is shown sitting at a desk, addressing his employees, who are represented by a red creature with a menacing expression. The manager explains his plan, stating that he wants to merge their group with the worst division so that their average performance is lower, resulting in lower bonuses.

The employees appear skeptical and unimpressed by the manager's proposal, with one of them responding with a sarcastic comment. The manager's expression remains calm and confident, despite the employees' disapproval.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a manager trying to manipulate performance metrics to avoid paying bonuses, highlighting the absurdity of such a situation.

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