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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 28th March 2009

Dilbert//7287, first published seventeen years ago on Saturday 28th March 2009


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negotiations unfair greed money


Official transcript

Dogbert the CEO man says, "The union will agree to deep cuts if you agree to work for one dollar per year."

Dogbert says, "I agree, as long as I get my pay in advance and the mandatory retirement age is waived."

Man says, "Fine."

Dogbert says, "Call payroll and tell them to cut a check for my next ten billion years of service."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE CEO THE UNION WILL AGREE TO DEEP CUTS IF YOU AGREE TO WORK FOR ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR I AGREE, AS LONG AS I GET MY PAY IN ADVANCE AND THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE IS WAIVED.

FINE.

CALL PAYROLL AND TELL THEM TO CUT A CHECK FOR MY NEXT TEN BILLION YEARS OF SERVICE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Dogbert the CEO"

Summary:

  • The comic strip features Dogbert, the CEO, negotiating with an employee over a pay cut.
  • Dogbert agrees to a $1 per year salary increase if the employee agrees to deep cuts.
  • The employee agrees, but Dogbert reveals that he has already waived the mandatory retirement age.
  • Dogbert then demands that the employee cut a check for his next ten billion years of service.
  • The employee is shocked and outraged by Dogbert's demands, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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