Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 25th March 2011

Dilbert//8014, first published fifteen years ago on Friday 25th March 2011

Tags

deception managers & supervisors learn from mistakes make alits wrong this year coincidence perfromance reviews management legends business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "We can learn from our mistakes. Let's make a list of the things that each of you did wrong this year."

Dilbert says, "It is just a coincidence that our annual performance reviews are due next week?"

The Boss says, "It would have been the stuff of management legends."

Catbert says, "Very nice try."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE CAN LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES. LET'S MAKE A LIST OF THE THINGS THAT EACH OF YOU DID WRONG THIS YEAR.

MISTAKES IS IT JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT OUR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE DUE NEXT WEEK?

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE STUFF OF MANAGEMENT LEGENDS.

VERY NICE TRY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Annual Performance Reviews"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a group of employees attending a meeting to discuss their annual performance reviews. The scene is set in an office setting, with the employees seated at a table and the boss standing at the front, addressing them.

Key Points:

• The boss begins by asking if it's just a coincidence that their annual performance reviews are due next week.
• One employee suggests that it would have been the stuff of management legends if they had learned from their mistakes.
• The boss responds by saying, "Very nice try."
• The employee who made the suggestion is then shown to be a red creature with a single eye and a long neck, implying that it may not be a human employee.
• The boss appears to be amused by the suggestion and is not taking it seriously.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of annual performance reviews and the potential for employees to learn from their mistakes. It also highlights the absurdity of the situation, with the boss seemingly uninterested in the employee's suggestion.

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