Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 12th November 2016

Dilbert//10073, first published ten years ago on Saturday 12th November 2016

Bought His Last Company

Tags

comparison, comparing, merger, acquisition, liquidation, layoff, redundancy, big business, competition, darwin

Official transcript

Man: That's now how we did it at my prior company. Boss: We bought your old company, fired all of the employees, and discontinued all of its products. Man: How is that possible? Boss: It's called "survival of the fittest."

It's just science.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THAT'S NOT HOW WE DID IT AT MY PRIOR COMPANY.

WE BOUGHT YOUR OLD COMPANY, FIRED ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES, AND DISCONTINUED ALL OF ITS PRODUCTS HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

IT'S CALLED "SURVIVAL OF THE FATTEST." IT'S JUST SCIENCE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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