Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 23rd July 2015

Dilbert//9595, first published 11 years ago on Thursday 23rd July 2015

Manager Of The Year Award

Tags

attendance, manager, management, laissez faire, cause and effect, award, accolade

Official transcript

Catbert: Employees voted you "Manager of the Year."

As usual, this honor is going to the manager with the worst attendance. We're hoping it's more of a correlation than a causation thing.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EMPLOYEES VOTED YOU "MANAGER OF THE YEAR." AS USUAL, THIS HONOR IS GOING TO THE MANAGER WITH THE WORST ATTENDANCE.

WE'RE HOPING IT'S MORE OF A CORRELATION THING THAN A CAUSATION THING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Manager of the Year"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a red cartoon character, and his boss, Wally, who is sitting at a desk. The conversation between the two characters is as follows:

• Dilbert: "Employees voted you 'Manager of the Year.'"
• Wally: "As usual, this honor is going to the manager with the worst attendance."
• Dilbert: "We're hoping it's more of a correlation thing than a causation thing."

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that being absent from work often leads to recognition or awards, rather than being a negative trait. The punchline about correlation vs. causation adds a layer of humor to the situation, implying that the employees are trying to downplay the significance of Wally's poor attendance record. Overall, the comic strip uses satire to comment on the absurdities of corporate culture and the ways in which people often try to spin negative outcomes into positive ones.

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