Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 16th August 2008

Dilbert//7063, first published eighteen years ago on Saturday 16th August 2008

Tags

less air conditoning shorts allowed compensation upadte shorts wardrobe lederhosen

Official transcript

The Boss says, "The company will be using less air conditioning to reduce expenses."

The Boss says, "To compensate, we're loosening up on the dress code. Shorts will now be allowed."

Wally says, "I'm not going to update my shorts wardrobe until I know this will last."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE COMPANY WILL BE USING LESS AIR CONDITIONING TO REDUCE EXPENSES.

TO COMPENSATE, WE'RE LOOSENING UP ON THE DRESS CODE.

SHORTS WILL NOW BE ALLOWED.

IM NOT GOING TO UPDATE MY SHORTS WARDROBE UNTIL I KNOW THIS WILL LAST.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Dress Code Update"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a company-wide update to the dress code policy, with a humorous twist. The story unfolds as follows:

• The company announces that it will be using less air conditioning to reduce expenses.
• In response, an employee argues that they will not update their shorts wardrobe until they know this will last.
• The employee's reasoning is that if the company reverses its decision, they will not have to change their shorts.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of employees being resistant to change, even when it comes to something as seemingly trivial as dress code policies. The use of humor highlights the absurdity of the situation and the employee's creative justification for not complying with the new policy.

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