Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 10th November 2012

Dilbert//8610, first published fourteen years ago on Saturday 10th November 2012

Tags

work ethic 90 day performance plan low ambitions

Official transcript

Boss: Ted, I'm putting you on a ninety-day performance improvement play. Ted: Yes!!! I've always dreamed of making it onto the performance improvement plan! Boss: It's not as good as it sounds. Ted: With all due respect, you don't know how low my ambitions are.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TED, I'M PUTTING YOU ON A NINETY-DAY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

YES!!! I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF MAKING IT ONTO THE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN!

IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS IT SOUNDS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, YOU DON T KNOW HOW LOW MY AMBITIONS ARE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Performance Improvement Plan"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between Ted and his boss, where the boss announces that he is putting Ted on a ninety-day performance improvement plan. Ted is skeptical, as he has always dreamed of making it onto such a plan, but is unsure of his ambitions. The boss reassures Ted that it's not as good as it sounds, implying that the plan is not a positive development for Ted's career. The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of putting employees on performance improvement plans, often with little actual improvement or support.

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