Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 8th September 2014

Dilbert//9277, first published twelve years ago on Monday 8th September 2014

Tags

big business, competition (psychology), bad ads, increase sales, competitors, running ads, increases ads, strategic incompetence, luck

Official transcript

Coworker: Our ads are so bad that they increase sales for our competitors. Boss: Try running ads for our competitors and see if it increases our sales. Dilbert: Strategic incompetence? Boss: I didn't get this far by luck!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR ADS ARE SO BAD THAT THEY INCREASE SALES FOR OUR COMPETITORS.

TRY RUNNING ADS FOR OUR COMPETITORS AND SEE IF IT INCREASES OUR SALES.

STRATEGIC INCOMPETENCE?

I DIDN'T GET THIS FAR BY LUCK!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Strategic Incompetence"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a meeting where an employee presents a graph showing that increasing ad spend leads to increased sales.
• The boss, however, dismisses the idea, citing "strategic incompetence" as a reason not to pursue it.
• The employee is left confused and frustrated by the boss's response.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of corporate decision-making and the often illogical reasons behind them.
• It pokes fun at the idea that some executives may prioritize maintaining their power and status over making informed business decisions.
• The strip also touches on the theme of "strategic incompetence," where individuals or organizations deliberately make poor decisions to maintain control or avoid accountability.

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