Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 7th September 2015

Dilbert//9641, first published 11 years ago on Monday 7th September 2015

Employees Should Be Optimists

Tags

optimism, optimist, work ethic, gullible, trick, deception

Official transcript

Catbert: The Evil Director of Human Resources. Catbert: Ideally, you want all of your employees to be optimists. Because optimists believe anything you tell them. Boss: If you work all weekend, and our profits double in a month, I'll give you a helicopter. Asok: Deal!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES IDEALLY, YOU WANT ALL OF YOUR EMPLOYEES TO BE OPTIMISTS.

BECAUSE OPTIMISTS BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU TELL THEM.

IF YOU WORK ALL WEEKEND, AND OUR PROFITS DOUBLE IN A MONTH, I'LL GIVE YOU A HELICOPTER DEAL!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Catbert: Evil Director of Human Resources"

Summary:

The comic strip features Catbert, the evil director of human resources, attempting to boost employee morale by offering a helicopter as a reward for working on weekends. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• Catbert: Ideally, you want all of your employees to be optimists.
• Employee: Because optimists believe anything you tell them.
• Catbert: If you work all weekend, and our profits double in a month, I'll give you a helicopter.
• Employee: Deal!

Key Points:

• Catbert's attempt to manipulate employees into being optimistic
• The employee's skepticism and willingness to accept the deal despite the absurdity
• The humor lies in Catbert's desperate attempt to boost morale using an unrealistic and impractical reward.

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