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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 26th December 2019

Dilbert//11212, first published seven years ago on Thursday 26th December 2019

Magazine Article


Tags

business, publication, salesman, advertisement, best, company, decision


Official transcript

magazine salesman: our publication is considering naming your company one of the best places to work. on a totally unrelated topic, our sales team will be contacting you about buying lots and lots of advertisements.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

OUR PUBLICATION IS CONSIDERING NAMING YOUR COMPANY ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK.

ON A TOTALLY UNRELATED TOPIC, OUR SALES TEAM WILL BE CONTACTING YOU ABOUT BUYING LOTS AND LOTS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

AND IF WE DON'T?

WHO WOULD WANT TO WORK AT A COMPANY THAT MAKES SUCH BAD DECISIONS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Sales Team's Dilemma"

Summary:

  • The comic strip depicts a conversation between a man and a woman in a meeting.
  • The man is considering naming the company as one of the best places to work.
  • The woman asks who would want to work at a company that makes bad decisions.
  • The man responds by saying that the sales team will be contacting people about buying lots of advertisements.
  • The woman is puzzled by this response and asks if they don't want to work at a company that makes bad decisions.
  • The man's response implies that the company values its sales team over its employees' well-being.

Key Takeaways:

  • The comic strip highlights the potential conflict between a company's goals and its employees' interests.
  • It suggests that companies may prioritize short-term gains over long-term success.
  • The conversation between the man and woman raises questions about the ethics of corporate decision-making.

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