Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 7th January 2005

Dilbert//5746, first published 21 years ago on Friday 7th January 2005

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new strategy sales stink cutting costs lose hope working great higher margins

Official transcript

"Our new strategy is to sell fewer units at higher margins."

"Question: How's that different from saying our sales stink, so we're cutting costs?"

"I call it a strategy so you won't lose hope."

"It's working great."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NEW STRATEGY IS TO SELL FEWER UNITS AT HIGHER MARGINS.

UNAIS QUESTION: HOW'S THAT DIFFERENT FROM SAYING OUR SALES STINK, SO WE'RE CUTTING COSTS?

1 CALL IT A STRATEGY SO YOU WON 'T LOSE HOPE.

IT'S WORKING GREAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Cutting Corners"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a company's new strategy to reduce costs by cutting corners. The CEO presents a graph showing that fewer units will be sold at higher margins, but the employees are skeptical and question the logic. One employee points out that the sales team is already struggling to meet targets, and reducing the number of units sold will only make things worse. The CEO responds by saying that the strategy is working great, implying that the company is willing to sacrifice quality and customer satisfaction in order to increase profits. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that companies will do whatever it takes to increase profits, even if it means sacrificing quality and customer satisfaction.

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