Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 15th September 2014

Dilbert//9284, first published twelve years ago on Monday 15th September 2014

Tags

employees, managers & supervisors, power (social sciences), boss, emplyee, team members, decisions, all equal, saprtacus, business

Official transcript

Boss: I dislike the words "boss"

and "employee."

From now on, we are all "team members."

I'll be the team member that makes the decisions and gets paid the most. You'll be the team members I punish when things go wrong. Dilbert: But otherwise we are all equal? Boss: Whoa! Calm down, Spartacus.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DISLIKE THE WORDS "BOSS" AND "EMPLOYEE." FROM NOW ON, WE ARE ALL "TEAM MEMBERS." I'LL BE THE TEAM MEMBER THAT MAKES THE DECISIONS AND GETS PAID THE MOST.

YOULL BE THE TEAM MEMBERS I PUNISH WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.

BUT OTHERWISE WE ARE ALL EQUAL?

WHOA!

CALM DOWN, SPARTACUS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Team Members".

The comic strip shows a boss and his employees in a meeting. The boss says, "I dislike the words 'boss' and 'employee.' From now on, we are all 'team members.'" He then says, "I'll be the team member that makes the decisions and gets paid the most. You'll be the team members I punish when things go wrong." The employees are confused and frustrated by this new arrangement, with one employee saying, "But otherwise, we are all equal?" Another employee responds, "Whoa, calm down, Spartacus." The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate jargon and the absurdity of trying to create a sense of equality among employees by using vague and meaningless terms. It also highlights the power dynamic between bosses and employees, and how even with a title change, the boss still holds all the power.

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