Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 20th January 2014

Dilbert//9046, first published twelve years ago on Monday 20th January 2014

Tags

irony managers & supervisors work ethic manipulated management fads engaged motivated business

Official transcript

Asok: Happy Monday! Thanks to your slavish pursuit of management fads, I feel engaged and motivated! Boss: It's sort of creepy. Asok: I love being manipulated!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HAPPY MONDAY!

THANKS TO YOUR SLAVISH PURSUIT OF MANAGEMENT FADS, I FEEL ENGAGED AND MOTIVATED!

IT'S SORT OF CREEPY.

I LOVE BEING MANIPULATED!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Management Fads"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between two office workers, one of whom is enthusiastic about the new management fad of the week. The fad, which involves being "manipulated," is met with skepticism by the other worker.

Key Points:

• The first worker expresses excitement about the new management fad.
• The second worker is skeptical and questions the effectiveness of the fad.
• The first worker responds that it's "sort of creepy" but still finds it engaging and motivating.
• The second worker is unimpressed and suggests that the fad is just a way to manipulate employees.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of management fads and the tendency for employees to be skeptical of them.

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