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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 10th February 2018

Dilbert//10528, first published eight years ago on Saturday 10th February 2018

Need To Be More Creative


Tags

manager, managing, creativity, company culture, control, leadership


Official transcript

Boss: We need to be more creative. Also, don't do anything except what I tell you to do or else I'll fire you. Dilbert: Thank you for your leadership. Boss: We also need to communicate less.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WE NEED TO BE MORE CREATIVE.

ALSO, DONT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT WHAT I TELL YOU TO DO OR ELSE I'LL FIRE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

WE ALSO NEED TO COMMUNICATE LESS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "Creative Freedom... or Not"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a boss and her employees, highlighting the challenges of balancing creative freedom with managerial expectations.

  • The boss emphasizes the need for more creativity, but also warns against doing anything that might get her fired.
  • An employee expresses gratitude for the leadership, while another employee notes the need to communicate less.
  • The strip humorously portrays the tension between creative expression and bureaucratic constraints in a workplace setting.

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