Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 6th October 2010

Dilbert//7844, first published sixteen years ago on Wednesday 6th October 2010

Tags

meeting poison pill company takeover front surprise angry awkward uncomfortable skip pre-meeting business

Official transcript

CEO says, "Mister Dogbert will describe our 'poison pill' strategy for preventing an unfriendly takeover."

Dogbert says, "It turns out that no one wants to buy a criminally mismanaged quagmire. So you're all set."

Dogbert says, "Maybe next time you won't skip the pre-meeting."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MISTER DOGBERT WILL DESCRIBE OUR "POISON PILL" STRATEGY FOR PREVENTING AN UNFRIENDLY TAKEOVER.

IT TURNS OUT THAT NO ONE WANTS TO BUY A CRIMINALLY MISMANAGED QUAGMIRE. SO YOU'RE ALL SET.

MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU WONT SKIP THE PRE-MEETING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Poison Pill"

Summary:

• Mister Dogbert announces a "poison pill" strategy to prevent an unfriendly takeover.
• He claims that no one wants to buy a criminally mismanaged company.
• The employees are skeptical, but Dogbert reassures them that they are all set.
• The comic strip pokes fun at corporate jargon and the idea of using complex financial strategies to avoid accountability.

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