Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st December 2019

Dilbert//11207, first published seven years ago on Saturday 21st December 2019

Thwarting Alice's Career

Tags

managers & supervisors, mentor, deny, promotion, compete, thwart, career, business

Official transcript

alice: can you mentor me?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU MENTOR ?

HECK, NO.

YOU'RE ONLY ONE PROMOTION AWAY FROM COMPETING FOR MY JOB.

WELL, MAYBE YOU COULD JUST STOP THWARTING MY CAREER?

NO, SAME ISSUE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Promotion Trap"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a boss and an employee. The employee asks to be mentored, but the boss responds with a surprising offer: a promotion, despite the fact that they are only one step away from competing for the employee's job. The employee is taken aback by this proposal and declines, citing that it's the same issue.

Key Points:

• The boss offers the employee a promotion, despite being a direct competitor.
• The employee declines, citing that it's the same issue.
• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the situation and the potential pitfalls of promotions in a competitive work environment.

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