Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st December 2013

Dilbert//9016, first published thirteen years ago on Saturday 21st December 2013

Tags

competition (psychology) employees business

Official transcript

Tina: You need to work less. Wally: Your productivity is making us look bad. Tina: If you keep being productive, we will hunt you down. Wally: If it's easy. Alice: About the peer review concept... I don't think you thought it through.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED TO WORK LESS.

YOUR PRODUC TIVITY IS MAKING US LOOK BAD.

IF YOU KEEP BEING PRODUCTIVE, WE WILL HUNT YOU DOWN.

IF IT'S EASY.

ABOUT THE PEER REVIEW CONCEPT.

I DON'T THINK YOU THOUGHT IT THROUGH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Productivity Paradox"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between employees and their manager, where the manager is discussing the importance of productivity. The employees are skeptical, pointing out that if they work less, they will be more productive. The manager responds by introducing a peer review concept, which the employees are unimpressed with.

Key Points:

• The employees question the manager's emphasis on productivity.
• They suggest that working less would lead to increased productivity.
• The manager introduces a peer review concept, but the employees are unenthusiastic.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that more work necessarily leads to greater productivity.

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