Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th December 2007

Dilbert//6819, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 16th December 2007

Tags

highest raise exceed expectations thought possible goals higher incompetent setting goals maximum achievement choices

Official transcript

"I can't give you the highest raise because you didn't exceed expectations."

"If you thought it was possible for my to exceed my expectations, you would have set the goals higher."

"So there are only two possibilities here."

"Either you are incompetent at setting goals..."

"Or I attained the maximum possible achievement and I deserve the maximum raise.""Which is it?"

"Can I hear those two choices again?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE HIGHEST RAISE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T EXCEED EXPECTATIONS.

IF YOU THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR ME TO EXCEED MY EXPECTATIONS, YOU WOULD HAVE SET THE GOALS HIGHER.

SO THERE ARE ONLY TWO POSSIBILITIES HERE.

EITHER YOU ARE INCOMPETENT AT SETTING GOALS...

OR I ATTAINED THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE ACHIEVEMENT AND I DESERVE THE MAXIMUM RAISE.

WHICH IS IT?

CAN I HEAR THOSE TWO CHOICES AGAIN?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Expectations and Goals"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting at his desk in an office setting. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is seated across from him.

Scene 1:

• The boss tells Dilbert that he can't give him the highest praise because he didn't exceed expectations.
• Dilbert responds that he was only given the option to exceed expectations, implying that there are no other choices.

Scene 2:

• The boss explains that if Dilbert thought it was possible for him to exceed expectations, he would have set the goals higher.
• Dilbert points out that there are only two possibilities: either he is incompetent at setting goals or he is being held to an impossible standard.

Scene 3:

• The boss asks Dilbert which option he prefers.
• Dilbert replies that he deserves the maximum raise, regardless of which option is true.

Scene 4:

• The boss asks Dilbert to choose between the two options.
• Dilbert responds that he can hear those two choices again.

Overall:

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of setting unrealistic expectations and the consequences of being held to an impossible standard. It pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees are expected to perform beyond their capabilities, leading to frustration and demotivation.

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