Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 12th October 2012

Dilbert//8581, first published fourteen years ago on Friday 12th October 2012

Tags

anger complaining performance review nice leadership pile of cake lack confidence

Official transcript

Boss: Tina, you lack confidence. Tina: That's because you keep criticizing me! Nice leadership, you perspiring pile of pound cake! Was that better or worse? I can't tell. Performance Review

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PERFORMANCE REVIEW TINA, YOU LACK CONFIDENCE.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU KEEP CRITICIZING ME!

NICE LEADERSHIP, YOU PERSPIRING PILE OF POUND CAKE!

WAS THAT BETTER OR WORSE? I CAN'T TELL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Performance Review"

Summary:

• Tina receives a performance review from her boss, who criticizes her for lacking confidence.
• Tina responds by pointing out that her boss is being overly critical and is "perspiring pile of pound cake".
• The boss is taken aback by Tina's response and asks if she can tell him what she meant.
• Tina explains that she meant that her boss is being too harsh and critical, implying that he is being overly sensitive and emotional.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of bosses being overly critical and the tendency of employees to respond defensively.

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