Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th June 2010

Dilbert//7723, first published sixteen years ago on Monday 7th June 2010

Tags

report strategy boss' job labels managing

Official transcript

Alice says, "We've pieced together the fragments of your poor communication and believe we have deduced your strategy."

Alice says, "It appears that you are trying to get paid for doing little more than giving stupid labels to things."

The Boss says, "It's called managing!"

Alice says, "Good one."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WEVE PIECED TOGETHER THE FRAGMENTS OF YOUR POOR COMMUNICATION AND BELIEVE WE HAVE DEDUCED YOUR STRATEGY.

IT APPEARS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO GET PAID FOR DOING LITTLE MORE THAN GIVING STUPID LABELS TO THINGS.

IT'S CALLED MANAGING!

GOOD ONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Management Speak"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a manager and an employee, highlighting the absurdity of corporate jargon. The manager, trying to motivate the employee, uses overly complex language, which the employee sarcastically interprets as "good one." The strip pokes fun at the tendency of managers to use vague, management-speak phrases that lack real meaning or substance. The humor lies in the absurdity of the situation and the employee's deadpan reaction to the manager's empty words.

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