Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th September 2011

Dilbert//8184, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 11th September 2011

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employees unemployed job performance fire someone cubicle fired wake up call greatness business

Official transcript

Boss: Dilbert, your job performance is terrific. Dilbert: GAAA!!! That's code for "I'm going to fire someone else and make you do two jobs."

Boss: Yes, but it's still better to be you than the guy I'm going to fire. Dilbert: We don't know that! This might be the wake-up call that spurs him on to greatness while I work myself to death in this cubicle. Boss: There's no way to please some people. Ted, you're fired. Ted: YES!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DILBERT, YOUR JOB PERFORMANCE IS TERRIFIC.

GAAA!!!

THAT'S CODE FOR "I'M GOING TO FIRE SOMEONE ELSE AND MAKE YOU DO TWO JOBS." YES, BUT IT'S STILL BETTER TO BE YOU THAN THE GUY I'M GOING TO FIRE.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT!

THIS MIGHT BE THE WAKE-UP CALL THAT SPURS HIM ON TO GREATNESS WHILE I WORK MYSELF TO DEATH IN THIS CUBICLE.

THERE'S NO WAY TO PLEASE SOME PEOPLE.

TED, YOU'RE FIRED.

YES!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Fired Twice"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, being fired by his boss, Ted, in a humorous and unexpected twist. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• Ted informs Dilbert that he will be fired for "going to fire someone else and making you do two jobs."
• Dilbert responds, "There's no way to please some people."
• Ted fires Dilbert, who then asks, "Ted, you're fired."
• The exchange ends with Ted saying, "Yes, but it's still better to be you than the guy I'm going to fire."

Key Elements:

• The comic strip showcases the absurdity of office politics and the challenges of working in a corporate environment.
• The conversation between Dilbert and Ted highlights the complexities of communication and the difficulties of navigating workplace relationships.
• The strip's humor lies in its unexpected twist and the clever wordplay between the two characters.

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