Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 19th January 2013
Dilbert//8680, first published thirteen years ago on Saturday 19th January 2013
Tags
cruelty exhaustion - tiredness workload emailed assignments extreme managing killing employees
Official transcript
Alice: We need to talk about my workload. Boss: Okay. I just emailed you two more assignments that I need finished by tomorrow. Alice: You are literally killing me. Boss: I call it extreme managing.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MY WORKLOAD.
OKAY. I JUST EMAILED YOU TWO MORE ASSIGNMENTS THAT I NEED FINISHED BY TOMORROW.
YOU ARE LITERALLY KILLING .
I CALL IT EXTREME MANAGING.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Extreme Management"
Summary:
- The comic strip features a woman, Alice, who is frustrated with her workload and requests to talk to her manager.
- Her manager responds by assigning her two more tasks to complete by the end of the day.
- Alice is shocked and responds with a sarcastic comment, "You are literally killing me. I call it extreme management."
- The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees are overworked and undervalued, and the managers who prioritize their own interests over the well-being of their employees.
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