Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 9th October 2010

Dilbert//7847, first published sixteen years ago on Saturday 9th October 2010

Tags

rival drain hope optimism yell freak out scary mouth open meeting business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "You mission is to assassinate the motivation of my rival."

The Boss says, "I want you to attend a meeting with him and drain the optimism out of his body."

Man says, "What is happening to my sense of hope?"

Wally says, "Let it happen."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR MISSION IS TO ASSASSINATE THE MOTIVATION OF MY RIVAL.

I WANT YOU TO ATTEND A MEETING WITH HIM AND DRAIN THE OPTIMISM OUT OF HIS BODY.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY SENSE OF ?

LET IT HAPPEN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Meeting with a Motivation"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between a boss and an employee, with the boss stating his mission is to assassinate the motivation of his rival. The employee is invited to attend a meeting with him to drain the optimism out of his body. The employee asks what is happening to his sense of hope, and the boss responds, "Let it happen." The comic strip humorously portrays the boss's attempt to demotivate his rival and the employee's confusion and concern about his own sense of hope.

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