Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 18th February 2017

Dilbert//10171, first published nine years ago on Saturday 18th February 2017

Groomed For Management

Tags

back-stabbing, management, betrayal, double cross

Official transcript

Dilbert: My boss is trying to groom me for management. How can I get out of it? Wally: Tell him that as soon as you are sufficiently groomed you will stab him in the back and take his job. Dilbert: ...and then I'll take your job. Boss: I'm moving you to the advanced management class.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY BOSS IS TRYING TO GROOM ME FOR MANAGEMENT. HOW CAN I GET OUT OF IT?

TELL HIM THAT AS SOON AS YOU ARE SUFFICIENTLY GROOMED YOU WILL STAB HIM IN THE BACK AND TAKE HIS JOB.

AND THEN I'LL TAKE YOUR JOB.

I'M MOVING YOU TO THE ADVANCED MANAGEMENT CLASS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Grooming for Management"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in Dilbert, features a conversation between an employee and his boss. The employee is seeking advice on how to get out of his current role and move into management. His boss responds by suggesting that he groom him for the position, implying that he will be promoted soon. However, the employee is skeptical and asks how he can get out of his current role. The boss reveals that he will stab him in the back and take his job, leaving the employee feeling shocked and betrayed.

Key Points:

• The employee is seeking to move into management
• The boss suggests grooming him for the position
• The employee is skeptical and asks how to get out of his current role
• The boss reveals that he will stab him in the back and take his job
• The employee feels shocked and betrayed

Overall:

This comic strip highlights the cutthroat nature of corporate politics and the lengths to which individuals will go to advance their careers. It also touches on the theme of betrayal and the consequences of underestimating others.

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