Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 11th July 2008

Dilbert//7027, first published eighteen years ago on Friday 11th July 2008

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salary above midpoint sock hand paycheck demonstration money

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Your salary is already above the midpoint for your pay range."

The Boss says, "Excuse me while I remove a sock to explain what will happen to your pay going forward."

The Boss says, "Let's say the sock is inflation and my hand is your paycheck."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR SALARY IS ALREADY ABOVE THE MIDPOINT FOR YOUR PAY RANGE.

EXCUSE ME WHILE I REMOVE A SOCK TO EXPLAIN WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR PAY GOING FORWARD.

LET'S SAY THE SOCK IS INFLATION AND MY HAND IS YOUR PAYCHECK

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Inflation and the Paycheck"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Dilbert and his boss. Dilbert is unhappy with his salary increase, which is only slightly higher than the midpoint of the pay range. He expresses his dissatisfaction and asks his boss to explain what will happen to his pay going forward.

The boss responds by removing a sock from his hand, stating that the sock is inflation and that it is eating his paycheck. Dilbert is confused and asks his boss to clarify, but the boss simply says that the sock is inflation and that it is his paycheck.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that inflation can be a mysterious and unpredictable force, and that it can have a significant impact on people's livelihoods. It also highlights the absurdity of using a sock as a metaphor for inflation.

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