Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th March 2014

Dilbert//9114, first published twelve years ago on Saturday 29th March 2014

Tags

miserliness, wages, good work, saves billons, no raise, personal item, on desk, insoubordination, abuse of power, boss, money

Official transcript

Boss: Alice, your good work has saved the company over a billion dollars. But I can't give you a raise because you once had a personal item on your desk. Alice: How are those things equal?!! Boss: And here comes the insubordination.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, YOUR GOOD WORK HAS SAVED THE COMPANY OVER A BILLION DOLLARS.

BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU A RAISE BECAUSE YOU ONCE HAD A PERSONAL ITEM ON YOUR DESK.

HOW ARE THOSE THINGS EQUAL?!!

AND HERE COMES THE INSUBORDINATION

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Insurbordination"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Alice, a cartoon character, and her boss. Alice's boss informs her that her good work has saved the company over a billion dollars. However, he cannot give her a raise because she once had a personal item on her desk. Alice responds by asking how things are equal, implying that her boss's decision is unfair. The boss then tells Alice that she is being insubordinate and threatens to take action.

Key Points:

• Alice's boss praises her for saving the company a billion dollars.
• He refuses to give her a raise due to a past incident with a personal item on her desk.
• Alice questions the fairness of her boss's decision.
• Her boss labels her as insubordinate and threatens to take action.

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