Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th December 2018

Dilbert//10850, first published eight years ago on Saturday 29th December 2018

Alice Gets Mandatory Training

Tags

complaining, office workers, punishment, threat

Official transcript

Alice: I can't work with old Ned. He's a sexist, racist, bigoted troglodyte.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T WORK WITH OLD NED. HE'S A SEXIST, RACIST, BIGOTED TROGLODYTE.

NAME-CALLING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THIS COMPANY. I SENTENCE YOU TO THREE WEEKS OF MANDATORY TRAINING.

I COULD STRANGLE YOU WITH YOUR OWN TAIL.

SIX WEEKS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Name-Calling is Not Allowed in this Company"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2018, features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer, and his red, anthropomorphic cat, Dogbert. The strip begins with Dogbert's owner, Ned, who is a sexist, racist, and bigoted troglodyte. Ned is outraged that Dilbert has not called him by his name, instead referring to him as "Old Ned."

Dilbert explains that he cannot call Ned by his name because it is not allowed in the company. He is sentenced to three weeks of mandatory training. Dogbert, however, is not subject to this rule and can call Ned whatever he wants.

The strip ends with Dogbert proudly declaring, "Six weeks!" implying that he will continue to call Ned by his name for six weeks, despite the company's policy. The comic strip highlights the absurdity of corporate policies and the power dynamics between employees and their bosses.

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