Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 26th July 2014

Dilbert//9233, first published twelve years ago on Saturday 26th July 2014

Tags

surveillance, outsourced micromanaging, amazons mechanical turk, other countries, computer cameras, criticize, resisting change

Official transcript

Boss: I outsourced my micromanaging to Amazon's mechanical Turk. People in other countries will watch you on your computer cameras and criticize every move you make. Dilbert: That feels like a terrible idea. Turk: Stop resisting change.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I OUTSOURCED MY MICROMANAGING TO AMAZON'S MECHANICAL TURK.

PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES WILL WATCH YOU ON YOUR COMPUTER CAMERAS AND CRITICIZE EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE.

THAT FEELS LIKE A TERRIBLE IDEA.

STOP RESISTING CHANGE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Micromanaging"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between a manager and his employees. The manager has outsourced his micromanaging to Amazon's Mechanical Turk, which is a crowdsourcing platform that allows individuals to complete small tasks for a fee.

Key Points:

• The manager is shown to be very controlling and critical of his employees' work.
• He is using the Mechanical Turk platform to have others watch and criticize his employees' work.
• The employees are frustrated with the manager's behavior and feel that he is resisting change.
• The manager is shown to be unaware of the impact of his actions on his employees and is only concerned with getting the job done quickly and efficiently.

Overall:

The comic strip highlights the negative effects of micromanaging and the importance of empowering employees to take ownership of their work. It also touches on the theme of resistance to change and the need for managers to be more aware of the impact of their actions on their employees.

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