Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 12th June 2009

Dilbert//7363, first published seventeen years ago on Friday 12th June 2009

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scheme meeting payment greed money business

Official transcript

Dogbert the CEO Dogbert says, "My base pay will be one dollar per year. The rest will be stock incentives."

Dilbert says, "That guarantees you will reap obscene profits when the overall stock market improves, no matter what you do."

Dogbert says, "Pretend you don't know that."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT THE CEO MY BASE PAY WILL BE ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. THE REST WILL BE STOCK INCENTIVES THAT GUARANTEES YOU WILL REAP OBSCENE PROFITS WHEN THE OVERALL STOCK MARKET IMPROVES, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

PRETEND YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Base Pay and Stock Incentives"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dogbert, the CEO, addressing his employees in a meeting. He announces that their base pay will be $1 per year, with the remaining amount to be determined by stock incentives. However, he cautions that if the stock market improves, he will reap the benefits, regardless of their individual performance.

Key Points:

• Dogbert's base pay is $1 per year.
• The remaining amount will be based on stock incentives.
• The CEO guarantees he will benefit from an improved stock market, regardless of employee performance.
• The employees are left uncertain about their potential earnings.

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