Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th April 2013
Dilbert//8779, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 28th April 2013
Tags
frustration wages bounuses usual formula pure luck performance huge consumer demand bad job marketing engineers bonus hard wrok business money
Official transcript
Boss: Your bonuses this year will be based on the usual formula. 50% is based on pure luck. And 50% is based on the performance of people you have never met. This year, the luck factor was good. Our industry experienced huge consumer demand. Unfortunately, people who you have never met did a bad job of marketing and sales are terrible. And for that, you engineers must be punished. No bonuses for you. Luckily for me, my bonus is based on how well I can convince you idiots to work hard while getting no bonuses. I don't like to brag, but I'm fairly sure I'm nailing it.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
YOUR BONUSES THIS YEAR WILL BE BASED ON THE USUAL FORMULA.
50% IS BASED ON PURE LUCK.
AND 50% IS BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE NEVER EVEN MET.
SOME THIS YEAR, THE LUCK FACTOR WAS GOOD. OUR INDUSTRY EXPERIENCED HUGE CONSUMER DEMAND.
UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE WHO YOU HAVE NEVER MET DID A BAD JOB OF MARKETING AND SALES ARE TERRIBLE.
AND FOR THAT, YOU ENGINEERS MUST BE PUNISHED.
NO BONUSES FOR YOU.
LUCKILY FOR ME, MY BONUS IS BASED ON HOW WELL I CAN CONVINCE YOU IDIOTS TO WORK HARD WHILE GETTING NO BONUSES.
I DON'T LIKE TO BRAG, BUT I'M FAIRLY SURE I'M NAILING IT.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Luck-Based Bonuses"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 2003, features Dilbert and his coworkers discussing bonuses. The conversation begins with a boss announcing that bonuses will be based on a 50% luck factor, leaving the remaining 50% to individual performance. However, the boss later reveals that no bonuses will be given, citing that people who have never met him did a bad job of marketing and sales.
The boss then attempts to justify the decision by stating that he can convince idiots to work hard while getting no bonuses. The employees are unimpressed, with one pointing out that the luck factor was good for the industry, but not for them. Another employee sarcastically comments that they don't like to brag but are fairly sure they are nailing it.
Overall, the comic strip satirizes the idea of relying on luck rather than performance to determine bonuses, highlighting the absurdity of the situation and the frustration of the employees.
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