Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th January 2019

Dilbert//10879, first published seven years ago on Sunday 27th January 2019

Tags

argument, boss, business, change, frustration, managers & supervisors, money, salary, company

Official transcript

Boss: I can't give you a raise because you didn't accomplish anything this year.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T GIVE YOU A RAISE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING THIS YEAR.

ARE YOU INSANE?

I COMPLETELY REDESIGNED OUR LINE OF PRODUCTS!!!

THAT WAS MOSTLY LAST YEAR.

YOU DIDN'T GIVE ME A RAISE LAST YEAR BECAUSE I WASN'T FINISHED UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.

NOW YOU AREN'T GIVING ME A RAISE THIS YEAR BECAUSE I DID MOST OF THE WORK LAST YEAR.

GIVE ME ONE REASON I SHOULDN'T QUIT RIGHT NOW!

BECAUSE EVERY OTHER COMPANY IS JUST AS BAD.

AND YOU DON'T LIKE CHANGE.

I SAID ONE REASON!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Insane Line of Products"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with black hair on top of his head, in a conversation with his boss. The boss is portrayed as a balding man with a red shirt and blue jacket.

• Boss: "I can't give you a raise because you didn't accomplish anything this year."
• Dilbert: "Are you insane? I completely re-designed our line of products!"
• Boss: "That was mostly last year."
• Dilbert: "You didn't give me a raise last year because I wasn't finished until January of this year."
• Boss: "Now you aren't giving me a raise this year because I did most of the work last year."
• Dilbert: "Give me one reason I shouldn't quit right now!"
• Boss: "Because every other company is just as bad."
• Dilbert: "And you don't like change."
• Boss: "I said one reason!"

The comic strip satirizes the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy and the lack of appreciation for employees' hard work. It highlights the frustration and disillusionment that can arise when employees feel undervalued and unappreciated.

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