Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th October 2020

Dilbert//11497, first published six years ago on Tuesday 6th October 2020

Height Advantage

Tags

company, employement, fired, height, hiring, managers & supervisors, pay cut, short, tall, video conferencing, zoom

Official transcript

boss video conferencing with carl: carl, i hired you because you are tall, but now it doesn't matter because everyone looks the same height on zoom. your height advantage has disappeared, so today will be your last day with the company.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CARL, I HIRED YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE TALL, BUT NOW IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE EVERYONE LOOKS THE SAME HEIGHT ON ZOOM.

YOUR HEIGHT ADVANTAGE HAS DISAPPEARED, SO TODAY WILL BE YOUR LAST DAY WITH THE COMPANY.

MAYBE INSTEAD YOU COULD CUT MY PAY TO THE SAME LEVEL AS SHORT PEOPLE.

THAT JUST MIGHT WORK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Height Discrimination in the Workplace"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2010, revolves around Carl's experience with height discrimination in the workplace. The story unfolds as follows:

• Carl is hired by a company, but the hiring manager, who is tall, expresses concern about Carl's height, stating that it doesn't matter because everyone looks the same on Zoom.
• However, when the company announces that Carl's height advantage will disappear on his last day, the hiring manager offers to cut his pay to the same level as short people.
• Carl responds by pointing out that this would just be more work, implying that he is already doing the same job as his shorter colleagues but with a reduced salary.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of height-based discrimination in the workplace.
• It pokes fun at the idea that physical appearance, such as height, can be used to justify unequal pay or treatment.
• The strip also touches on the theme of productivity and work ethic, suggesting that Carl is already doing his job to the best of his ability, regardless of his height.

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