Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th April 2014

Dilbert//9123, first published twelve years ago on Monday 7th April 2014

Tags

anger, interrupting work, jargon, meeting with boss, not enough passion, stupid trendy, performance evaluation

Official transcript

Boss: You don't show enough passion for your job. Dilbert: Stop interrupting my work with your stupid, trendy management jargon! Was that better or worse? I don't know how to tell.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU DON'T SHOW ENOUGH PASSION FOR YOUR JOB.

STOP INTERRUPTING MY WORK WITH YOUR STUPID, TRENDY MANAGEMENT JARGON!

WAS THAT BETTER OR WORSE? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Trendy Management Jargon"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a manager and an employee. The manager uses trendy management jargon, which the employee finds annoying.

• The manager says, "You don't show enough passion for your job."
• The employee responds, "Stop interrupting my work with your stupid, trendy management jargon!"
• The manager asks, "Was that better or worse? I don't know how to tell."

The comic strip pokes fun at the use of overly complicated language in business settings.

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