Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 9th June 2014

Dilbert//9186, first published twelve years ago on Monday 9th June 2014

Tags

deception, work ethic, huge losses, stock up, big raise, similar system, lowering expectations, employee of the year, job perfromance

Official transcript

Wally: We announced huge losses, but analysts thought it would be even worse, so our stock went up. I'm using a similar system to get a big raise. For years I've been lowering everyone's expectations of my performance. Next I'll... I made a phone call today. Boss: Employee of the year!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE ANNOUNCED HUGE LOSSES, BUT ANALYSTS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EVEN WORSE, SO OUR STOCK WENT UP.

I'M USING A SIMILAR SYSTEM TO GET A BIG RAISE. FOR YEARS IVE BEEN LOWERING EVERYONE'S EXPECTATIONS OF MY PERFORMANCE.

NEXT ILL...

I MADE A PHONE CALL TODAY.

EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Employee of the Year"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on corporate life, being recognized as "Employee of the Year" by his boss.
• The boss announces that despite huge losses and analysts' predictions of a worse stock performance, the company's stock has gone up.
• Dilbert expresses skepticism, stating that he's using a similar system to get a big raise for years, but lowering everyone's expectations of his performance.
• He then reveals that he made a phone call today, implying that he's taking credit for the company's success.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate world's tendency to reward employees for perceived success, regardless of actual performance.

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