Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th May 2012

Dilbert//8443, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 27th May 2012

Tags

money budget last year objectives huge loss bottomline punish siuccess startegy management

Official transcript

Boss: We've been asked to cut our budget by 30%. Dilbert: That doesn't make sense. We met all of our objectives last year. Boss: A different part of our company had a huge loss. Dilbert: Shouldn't you cut their budget, not ours? Boss: Their budget isn't big enough to make a difference to the bottom line. Dilbert: So our strategy is to punish success, and reward failure? Boss: Just do your job and leave the strategy to management. Dilbert: Hypothetically, if I do my job poorly, would that be good or bad for me?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WEVE BEEN ASKED TO CUT OUR BUDGET BY 30%.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. WE MET ALL OF OUR OBJECTIVES LAST YEAR A DIFFERENT PART OF OUR COMPANY HAD A HUGE LOSS.

SHOULDN'T YOU CUT THEIR BUDGET, NOT OURS?

THEIR BUDGET ISN'T BIG ENOUGH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE OTTOM LINE.

SO OUR STRATEGY IS TO PUNISH SUCCESS, AND REWARD FAILURE?

JUST DO YOUR JOB AND LEAVE THE STRATEGY TO MANAGEMENT HYPOTHETICALLY, IF I DO MY JOB POORLY, WOULD THAT BE GOOD OR BAD FOR ME?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Budget Cuts"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between a company's management and employees, discussing budget cuts. The conversation is presented in a humorous and satirical manner, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

Key Points:

• The company has been asked to cut its budget by 30%.
• The employees are frustrated with the decision, as they believe it will not achieve the desired outcome.
• One employee suggests that the company should instead focus on punishing success and rewarding failure.
• Another employee proposes that the company should leave the strategy to management and simply do their job poorly.
• The final panel shows the building where the meeting takes place, with a speech bubble suggesting that the employees are not taking the budget cuts seriously.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of budget cuts and the way they are often implemented in a corporate setting. It highlights the absurdity of expecting employees to work harder with less resources and the futility of trying to punish success and reward failure.

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