Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 4th October 2011

Dilbert//8207, first published fifteen years ago on Tuesday 4th October 2011

Tags

commerce mergers & acquisitions slavery is illeagal engineers are free find jobs better companies

Official transcript

Boss: We're buying an entire company just to get their engineers. Dilbert: Are you aware that slavery is illegal and the engineers are free to find jobs at better companies? Boss: I sure hope you're wrong about that.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE BUYING AN ENTIRE COMPANY JUST TO GET THEIR ENGINEERS.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT SLAVERY 1S ILLEGAL AND THE ENGINEERS ARE FREE TO FIND JOBS AT BETTER COMPANIES?

I SURE HOPE YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Slavery is Illegal"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer, in a conversation with his colleagues. The conversation begins with a statement from a colleague: "We're buying an entire company just to get their engineers." Dilbert responds, "Are you aware that slavery is illegal and the engineers are free to find jobs at better companies?" His colleague retorts, "I sure hope you're wrong about that." The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of the situation, where a company is willing to go to great lengths to acquire talented engineers, even if it means exploiting them. The punchline, delivered by Dilbert, serves as a commentary on the ethics of corporate behavior and the importance of respecting the autonomy and dignity of employees.

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