Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 30th March 2009

Dilbert//7289, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 30th March 2009

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interview hiring policy cruelty

Official transcript

the boss says, "You're hired, but company policy requires me to post the job opening internally before it's official."

Man says, "Are you saying your company policy requires you to lie to employees and give them false hope?"

The boss says, "Exactly."

Man says,. "That's cruel."

The boss says, "In six months you'll wish you had some false hope too."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE HIRED, BUT COMPANY POLICY REQUIRES ME TO POST THE JOB OPENING INTERNALLY BEFORE IT'S OFFICIAL.

ARE YOU SAYING YOUR COMPANY POLICY REQUIRES YOU TO LIE TO EMPLOYEES AND GIVE THEM FALSE HOPE?

EXACTLY.

THAT'S CRUEL.

IN SIX MONTHS YOULL WISH YOU HAD SOME FALSE HOPE TOO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Company Policy"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between an employee and a company representative regarding the company's policy on job openings. The employee is skeptical of the company's claim that they require employees to lie to customers and give them false hope, as it contradicts their official policy.

Key Points:

• The employee is hired but must post the job opening internally before it's official.
• The company representative claims that the company policy requires employees to lie to customers and give them false hope.
• The employee is skeptical of this claim and asks if the company policy requires them to lie to employees and give them false hope.
• The company representative responds that it's cruel and that they wish they had some false hope too.
• The employee is left wondering if the company is serious about its policy or if it's just a joke.

Overall:

The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the company's policy and the employee's skepticism towards it. It also raises questions about the ethics of companies requiring employees to deceive customers and each other.

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