Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 6th September 2008

Dilbert//7084, first published eighteen years ago on Saturday 6th September 2008

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evil director human resources mandatory stretch employee welness good and flexible new place tuck your head business

Official transcript

Catbert: Evil Director of Human Resources Catbert says, "We're instituting a mandatory stretch period every day."

Asok says, "This is surprising because human resources usually doesn't care about employee wellness."

Catbert says, "Phase one is just to get you good and flexible. Phase two involves a new place to tuck your head."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES WERE INSTITUTING A MANDATORY STRETCH PERIOD EVERY DAY.

THIS IS SURPRISING BECAUSE HUMAN RESOURCES USUALLY DOESN'T CARE ABOUT EMPLOYEE WELLNESS.

PHASE ONE IS JUST TO GET YOU GOOD AND FLEXIBLE.

PHASE TWO INVOLVES A NEW PLACE TO TUCK YOUR HEAD.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Catbert: Evil Director of Human Resources"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between Catbert and a group of employees in a conference room. Catbert announces that the company is instituting a mandatory stretch period every day, citing that human resources usually doesn't care about employee wellness. However, Catbert reveals that the true purpose of the stretch period is to get employees into a new position to tuck their heads, implying that it's a way to manipulate them into a more comfortable or compliant state. The employees seem skeptical and unimpressed by Catbert's explanation.

Key Points:

• Catbert introduces a mandatory stretch period as a supposed wellness initiative.
• The true purpose of the stretch period is to manipulate employees into a new position to tuck their heads.
• Employees are skeptical and unimpressed by Catbert's explanation.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate wellness initiatives being used as a means of control or manipulation.

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