Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th January 2013

Dilbert//8688, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 27th January 2013

Dilbert for Saturday 26th January 2013

Dilbert for Monday 28th January 2013

Tags

discussion frustration deliverable deadline proactive opposite of proactive empowered employees bad morale big bungler open door policy

Official transcript

Wally: I decided to be proactive and push back my deliverable deadline by a year. Boss: That' snot being proactive. That's the opposite of proactive! Wally: You said you want employees to be empowered and now you're criticizing my decision. That's just great. Now my morale is bad, too! I can't be proactive. I can't be empowered. And now I can't even be happy! You've bungled everything! You're a big bungler! Boss: Get out of my office. Wally: Well, say goodbye to the open-door policy!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DECIDED TO BE PROACTIVE AND PUSH BACK MY DELIVERABLE DEADLINE BY A YEAR.

THAT'S NOT BEING PROACTIVE. THAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF PROACTIVE!

YOU SAID YOU WANT EMPLOYEES TO BE EMPOWERED AND NOW YOU'RE CRITICIZING MY DECISION THAT'S JUST GREAT.

NOW MY MORALE IS BAD, TOO!

I CAN'T BE PROACTIVE.

I CAN'T BE EMPOWERED.

AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN BE HAPPY!

YOU'VE BUNGLED EVERYTHING! YOU'RE A BIG BUNGLER!

GET OUT OF MY OFFICE.

WELL, SAY GOODBYE TO THE OPEN-DOOR POLICY!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Empowerment"

Summary:

The comic strip, titled "Empowerment," features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with a distinctive black hair tuft, and his boss, a balding man with a mustache. The scene unfolds in a series of eight panels, showcasing the boss's attempt to motivate Dilbert by pushing him out of his comfort zone.

Panel Breakdown:

Panel 1: The boss announces his decision to be proactive and push back his deliverable deadline by a year.
Panel 2: Dilbert responds with skepticism, questioning the boss's newfound enthusiasm for being proactive.
Panel 3: The boss clarifies that he is not being proactive but rather opposing it, citing his desire for employees to be empowered and criticize his decision.
Panel 4: Dilbert expresses frustration with the boss's criticism, feeling undervalued and unappreciated.
Panel 5: The boss attempts to motivate Dilbert by telling him he's a big bungler, but Dilbert remains unimpressed.
Panel 6: Dilbert exits the office, leaving the boss behind.
Panel 7: The boss reflects on the open-door policy, realizing that it may not be as effective as he thought.
Panel 8: Dilbert returns, having taken a break, and the boss bids him farewell, acknowledging that maybe the open-door policy wasn't the best idea after all.

Key Takeaways:

The comic strip highlights the challenges of implementing an open-door policy and the importance of effective communication.
It showcases the complexities of workplace dynamics and the need for clear boundaries and expectations.
The strip pokes fun at the idea of empowerment and the potential pitfalls of trying to motivate employees through criticism or belittling language.

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