Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th May 2013

Dilbert//8811, first published thirteen years ago on Thursday 30th May 2013

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ex ceo executives generous negotiated severance package wages robotic flea giant flea money

Official transcript

Catbert: Our es-CEO negotiated an unusually generous severance package. We had to build a giant robotic flea to suck the assets out of the company. The weird part is that it seemed reasonable at the time.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR EX-CEO NEGOTIATED AN UNUSUALLY GENEROUS SEVERANCE PACKAGE.

WE HAD TO BUILD A GIANT ROBOTIC FLEA TO SUCK THE ASSETS OUT OF THE COMPANY.

THE WEIRD PART IS THAT IT SEEMED REASONABLE AT THE TIME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Robotic Flea"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a company's decision to acquire a robotic flea as part of an "unusually generous severance package" for its former CEO.
• The CEO is shown negotiating with the company's representatives, who are depicted as a red, worm-like creature and a woman with curly hair.
• The CEO argues that the robotic flea is a reasonable asset to suck the company's assets out of, despite its unusual nature.
• The company representatives are skeptical, but ultimately agree to the deal.
• The final panel shows the robotic flea being released into the company's server room, where it is depicted as sucking the assets out of the servers.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a company giving away valuable assets as part of a severance package, and the absurdity of the situation.

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