Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 4th November 2014
Dilbert//9334, first published twelve years ago on Tuesday 4th November 2014
Tags
blame, ceos, cnbc, executives, home address, layoffs, new prodcuts, product, quarterly, zero
Official transcript
Dilbert Comic Strip Series - CEO Kills Sales
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
OUR SALES FOR THE QUARTER ARE ZERO.
$0 BECAUSE I MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED ON CNBC THAT WE HAVE A BETTER, CHEAPER MODEL COMING SOON.
SO... GREAT JOB ON THE NEW PRODUCT.
AND I NEED TO FIRE HALF OF YOU SO IT LOOKS AS IF I DO THINGS.
WHAT IS YOUR HOME ADDRESS?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Quarter's Not Looking Good"
Summary:
- The comic strip depicts a manager presenting a slide with a zero dollar sign, indicating that the company's sales for the quarter are zero.
- The manager mentions that they might have mentioned on CNBC that they have a better, cheaper model coming soon.
- The manager asks the employee to fire half of their team, but only if it looks as if they do things.
- The employee asks for the manager's home address, implying that they want to report the manager to CNBC for making false claims about the company's financial performance.
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