Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th November 2014

Dilbert//9339, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 9th November 2014

Tags

capitalism, cruelty, executives, industry & manufacturing, manufacturing, meat, announcements, artificial meat prodcut, automated robots, senior management, manufacturing employees, engineering

Official transcript

CEO: The company has two exciting announcements. We are launching a new artificial meat product. In unrelated news, our manufacturing plant is now fully automated by robots. Wow. It got quiet in here. Dilbert: I don't want to say we have no trust in senior management, but... did you order the robots to kill all of the manufacturing employees and turn them into a meat product? CEO: Before I answer that, can we agree that capitalism has some rough edges?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE COMPANY HAS TWO EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WE ARE LAUNCHING A NEW ARTIFICIAL MEAT PRODUCT.

CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP IN UNRELATED NEWS, OUR MANUFACTURING PLANT IS NOW FULLY AUTOMATED BY ROBOTS.

WOW. IT GOT QUIET IN HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE HAVE NO TRUST IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT, BUT..

DID YOU ORDER THE ROBOTS TO KILL ALL OF THE MANUFACTURING EMPLOYEES AND TURN THEM INTO A MEAT PRODUCT?

BEFORE I ANSWER THAT, CAN WE AGREE THAT CAPITALISM HAS SOME ROUGH EDGES?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Meat Product"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert and his coworkers discussing the launch of a new artificial meat product. The conversation begins with Dilbert announcing the company's two exciting announcements, one of which is the launch of a new artificial meat product. However, his coworkers are unimpressed, with one of them commenting that it got quiet in the room.

Dilbert then reveals that the company has no trust in senior management, but he doesn't want to say so. Instead, he asks if anyone ordered the robots to kill all of the manufacturing employees and turn them into a meat product. His coworkers are shocked by the question, but one of them responds that before he can answer, he can agree that capitalism has some rough edges.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of artificial meat products and the potential consequences of relying too heavily on automation in the workplace. It also highlights the skepticism and mistrust that can exist between employees and management. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the challenges and complexities of modern business and technology.

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