Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 8th March 2016

Dilbert//9824, first published ten years ago on Tuesday 8th March 2016

Try Not Being Boring

Tags

motivation, inspiration, frustration, bored, boring, powerpoint, meeting, obliviousness, eric scott, business

Official transcript

CEO: I don't think my motivational messages are getting through to the employees. I can't make them pay attention to anything. Catbert: Have you tried not being boring? CEO: Good idea. I'll make fifty slides of pure excitement.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DON'T THINK MY MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES ARE GETTING THROUGH TO THE EMPLOYEES.

I CAN'T MAKE THEM PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING.

HAVE YOU TRIED NOT BEING BORING?

GOOD IDEA.

I'LL MAKE FIFTY SLIDES OF PURE EXCITEMENT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Boring Motivational Messages"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bald man with glasses, sitting at a desk with a red cat on his lap. The scene unfolds as follows:

• Panel 1: A coworker, looking unimpressed, states, "I don't think my motivational messages are getting through to the employees."
• Panel 2: The coworker continues, "I can't make them pay attention to anything."
• Panel 3: Dilbert responds, "Have you tried not being boring?"
• Panel 4: The coworker proposes, "Good idea. I'll make fifty slides of pure excitement."

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of creating engaging motivational messages in a workplace setting.

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