Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 7th October 2016

Dilbert//10037, first published ten years ago on Friday 7th October 2016

Fire The Bottom Ten Percent

Tags

rank, hierarchy, value, fired, termination, layoff, logic, executives

Official transcript

CEO: I want you to fire the employees you ranked in the bottom ten percent. Boss: Wouldn't that just put someone else in the bottom ten percent? CEO: Everything made sense until you started talking. Boss: Sorry.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT YOU TO FIRE THE EMPLOYEES YOU RANKED IN THE 10%.

WOULDN'T THAT JUST PUT SOMEONE ELSE IN THE BOTTOM 10%?

EVERYTHING MADE SENSE UNTIL YOU STARTED TALKING.

SORRY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Bottom 10%"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 'Dilbert,' revolves around a conversation between two characters, the boss and an employee. The boss wants to fire the employees ranked in the bottom 10%. The employee suggests putting someone else in the bottom 10% instead, which the boss agrees to. The punchline is that everything made sense until the employee started talking, implying that the employee's speech is confusing or nonsensical. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic decisions and the challenges of effective communication in the workplace.

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