Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th November 2015

Dilbert//9710, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 15th November 2015

Tags

management, strategy, productivity, humane, inhumane, treatment, surveillance, watching, privacy, work, office workers

Official transcript

Boss: We are going to start monitoring employee productivity in real time. Any questions? Dilbert: I need one clarification. Are you saying you removed the last shred of human dignity from our jobs and reduced us to nothing but a meat machine that suffers in a state of perpetual inadequacy as each person is compared to an arbitrary and ever-growing goal until there is no realistic way for the employee to find happiness through natural means? Boss: That's one way to look at it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE ARE GOING TO START MONITORING EMPLOYEE PRODUC TIVITY IN REAL TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS?

I NEED ONE CLARIFICATION.

ARE YOU SAYING YOU REMOVED THE LAST SHRED OF HUMAN DIGNITY FROM OUR JOBS AND...

... REDUCED US TO NOTHING BUT A MEAT MACHINE THAT .. SUFFERS IN A STATE OF PERPETUAL INADEQUACY AS EACH PERSON IS COMPARED TO AN ARBITRARY AND EVER-GROWING GOAL UNTIL .. THERE IS NO REALISTIC WAY FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO FIND HAPPINESS THROUGH NATURAL MEANS?

THAT'S ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Quest for Happiness"

Summary:

This Dilbert comic strip, originally published in 2015, revolves around the theme of employee productivity and happiness. The story begins with a meeting where the company's goal is to monitor employee productivity in real-time. However, the employees are skeptical about the purpose of this initiative.

As the conversation progresses, the employees express their concerns and frustrations about the lack of clarity regarding the company's objectives. They question the need for constant monitoring and the potential impact on their work-life balance. One employee humorously remarks that the company is trying to remove the last shred of human dignity from their jobs.

The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the situation and the employees' resistance to the company's attempts to control their productivity. The punchline, "There is no realistic way for the employee to find happiness through natural means," suggests that the company's approach is flawed and that employees are unlikely to find happiness in a highly controlled environment.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the corporate culture and the pursuit of productivity at all costs, while also highlighting the importance of employee well-being and job satisfaction.

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