Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 30th July 2012

Dilbert//8507, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 30th July 2012

Tags

business failures-bankruptcies stock market innovative pordcuts in pipeline r&d budget firings sexy startup work smarter ironic money

Official transcript

Boss: Our stock is down 49% and we have no innovative products in the pipeline. CEO: Slash the R&D budget, fire 9,000 employees, and buy a sexy start-up company that we can run into the ground. Boss: We did all of that last year. CEO: Did I already tell the employees to work smarter? Boss: Yes. They thought you were being ironic.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR STOCK IS DOWN 49% AND WE HAVE NO INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS IN THE PIPELINE.

SLASH THE R&D BUDGET, FIRE 9,000 EMPLOYEES, AND BUY A SEXY START UP COMPANY THAT WE CAN RUN INTO THE GROUND.

WE DID ALL OF THAT LAST YEAR.

DID I ALREADY TELL THE EMPLOYEES TO WORK SMARTER?

YES. THEY THOUGHT YOU WERE BEING IRONIC.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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