Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th August 2012
Dilbert//8527, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 19th August 2012
Tags
absent mindedness cruelty managers & supervisors entrpenuer bullying lying manipulation verbal abuse huge jerk biograophy business
Official transcript
Dogbert: You need to act more like an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs make decisions that will end in failure 90% of the time. They motivate people through bullying, lying, manipulation and verbal abuse. Entrepreneurs make their employees work so many hours that their personal lives and their bodies fall apart. Boss: I've been doing all that stuff for years. Dogbert: Has it worked? Boss: No. Dogbert: Well, in that case, you're not an entrepreneur. You're just a huge jerk. Boss: Is that why no one is writing my biography?
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
YOU NEED TO ACT MORE LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR.
ENTREPRENEURS MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL END IN FAILURE 90% OF THE TIME.
THEY MOTIVATE PEOPLE THROUGH BULLYING, LYING, MANIPULATION, AND VERBAL ABUSE.
ENTREPRENEURS MAKE THEIR EMPLOYEES WORK SO MANY HOURS THAT THEIR PERSONAL LIVES AND THEIR BODIES FALL APART.
IVE BEEN DOING ALL OF THAT STUFF FOR YEARS.
HAS IT WORKED?
WELL, IN THAT CASE, YOU'RE NOT AN ENTREPRENEUR.
YOU'RE JUST A HUGE JERK TS THAT WHY NO ONE IS WRITING MY BIOGRAPHY?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Entrepreneur's Dilemma"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in, presents a humorous critique of entrepreneurship. The story begins with a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, where Dilbert expresses his desire to act like an entrepreneur. However, his boss responds that entrepreneurs make decisions that will end in failure 90% of the time.
The conversation takes a turn when a ghostly figure appears, claiming to be an entrepreneur. The ghost reveals that entrepreneurs motivate people through bullying, lying, manipulation, and verbal abuse. Despite this, the ghost boasts about its accomplishments, stating that it has been doing all of that stuff for years.
Dilbert is skeptical, asking if the ghost has worked. The ghost responds with a resounding "no." The conversation continues, with Dilbert expressing frustration at the ghost's lack of productivity. The ghost defends its actions, stating that it's just a huge jerk.
The comic strip concludes with the ghost asking why no one is writing its biography, highlighting the irony of entrepreneurs being celebrated despite their questionable methods. Overall, the strip pokes fun at the notion of entrepreneurship and the often-unsavory tactics used by entrepreneurs to achieve success.
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