Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd November 2018
Dilbert//10793, first published eight years ago on Friday 2nd November 2018
Punishing For Others
Tags
employment, engineering, managers & supervisors, office workers, salary
Official transcript
Boss: We've decided to level the organization. This means a slight pay cut for senior engineers such as yourself, but I hope you'll be a team player.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WEVE DECIDED TO LEVEL THE ORGANIZATION.
THIS MEANS A SLIGHT PAY CUT FOR SENIOR ENGINEERS SUCH AS YOURSELF, BUT I HOPE YOULL BE A TEAM PLAYER ARE YOU PUNISHING ME FOR THE MEDIOCRITY OF OTHERS?
ONLY INDIRECTLY.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Mediocrity of Others"
Summary:
- The comic strip features a conversation between a boss and an employee.
- The boss announces a plan to level the organization, which includes a pay cut for senior engineers.
- The employee questions the fairness of this decision, citing their own mediocrity as a reason for not being punished.
- The boss responds by asking if the employee is punishing them for the mediocrity of others, implying that the employee's own performance is not being considered.
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