Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 6th May 2015
Dilbert//9517, first published 11 years ago on Wednesday 6th May 2015
If You Double Your Productivity
Tags
productivity, work ethic, reward, wages, double-standard, money
Official transcript
Dilbert: If I double my productivity, will you double my pay? Boss: No, but it might increase my bonus. So go ahead. Dilbert: Let's forget I brought it up. Boss: You just earned a "lazy"
on your next review.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
IF I DOUBLE MY PRODUCTIVITY, WILL YOU DOUBLE MY PAY?
NO, BUT IT MIGHT INCREASE MY BONUS.
SO GO AHEAD.
LET'S FORGET I BROUGHT IT UP.
YOU JUST EARNED A "LAZY" ON YOUR NEXT REVIEW.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Double My Pay"
Summary:
The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, in a humorous exchange with his boss.
- Dilbert asks if doubling his productivity will double his pay.
- The boss responds with a non-committal "no, but it might increase my bonus," leaving Dilbert uncertain.
- Dilbert then inquires about the potential benefits of bringing up the topic again, to which the boss retorts, "you just earned a 'lazy' on your next review."
- The punchline lies in the boss's sarcastic response, implying that Dilbert's efforts to negotiate a pay raise have been met with a negative evaluation.
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