Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 25th October 2011

Dilbert//8228, first published fifteen years ago on Tuesday 25th October 2011

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big business meetings succession plan awesome and charismatic replace you bag of moss

Official transcript

CEO: We need a succession plan. I'm so awesome and charismatic that the company would be in trouble if I were to leave. Alice: I wouldn't worry about it. It's not as if you invented anything. We could replace you with a bag of moss. Dilbert: He got quiet. Alice: See? Moss can totally do that.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE NEED A SUCCESSION PLAN. I'M SO AWESOME AND CHARISMATIC THAT THE COMPANY WOULD BE IN TROUBLE IF I WERE TO LEAVE.

I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT AS IF YOU INVENTED ANYTHING. WE COULD REPLACE YOU WITH A BAG OF MOSS.

HE GOT QUIET.

SEE? MOSS CAN TOTALLY DO THAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Succession Plan"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a company's succession plan, with the current CEO expressing confidence in the next generation. However, when asked about his successor, he reveals a surprising choice: his daughter, who has inherited his baldness and love for inventing. The daughter's response showcases her creative thinking, suggesting replacing the CEO with a bag of moss, which can "totally do that." The CEO's wife, seated at the table, is shocked by this proposal, highlighting the absurdity of the situation. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a company's succession plan and the unexpected choices that can arise in the process.

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