Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 23rd October 2010

Dilbert//7861, first published sixteen years ago on Saturday 23rd October 2010

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paper objective toil stockholders parasite managers write

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "You wrote that your objective for the year is to?"

The Boss says, "?Obscurely toil to increase the unearned wealth of our parasitic stockholders."

The Boss says, "I'll add 'and managers.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU WROTE THAT YOUR OBJECTIVE FOR THE YEAR IS TO...

.. OBSCURELY TOIL TO INCREASE THE UNEARNED WEALTH OF OUR PARASITIC STOCKHOLDERS." I'LL ADD "AND MANAGERS."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Obscurely Toil to Increase the Unearned Wealth of Our Parasitic Stockholders"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between a manager and his subordinate, where the manager outlines the year's objective. The subordinate is tasked with increasing the unearned wealth of parasitic stockholders. The manager's statement is met with skepticism by the subordinate, who questions the feasibility of this goal.

Key Elements:

• The manager's objective is to increase the unearned wealth of parasitic stockholders.
• The subordinate is skeptical of the feasibility of this goal.
• The manager's statement is accompanied by a cartoon image of a cage, implying that the stockholders are being held captive or exploited.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate greed and the exploitation of employees for the benefit of wealthy stockholders.

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