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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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