Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th December 2016
Dilbert//10097, first published ten years ago on Tuesday 6th December 2016
Ted Gets A New Phone
Tags
punishment, reward, gift, samsung, explosion, battery
Official transcript
Boss: Congratulations, Ted, your job performance has earned you a new mobile phone. Ted: Isn't this the model that has the exploding battery problem? Boss: Your job performance wasn't good either.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
CONGRATULATIONS, TED. YOUR JOB PEFORMANCE HAS EARNED YOU A NEW MOBILE PHONE.
ISN'T THIS THE MODEL THAT HAS THE EXPLODING BATTERY PROBLEM?
YOUR JOB PERFORMANCE WASN'T GOOD EITHER.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Job Performance"
Summary:
- The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic commentary on office life.
- In this strip, Dilbert is congratulated by his boss on his job performance, which has earned him a new mobile phone.
- However, Dilbert is skeptical of the reason behind this reward, questioning whether it's due to his actual job performance or if it's just a way to distract him from his "exploding battery problem."
- The strip pokes fun at the common practice of using material rewards to motivate employees, while also highlighting the absurdity of using a new phone as a reward for good job performance.
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