Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 20th February 2021

Dilbert//11634, first published five years ago on Saturday 20th February 2021

Tricking Employees

Tags

managers & supervisors, sarcasm, reward, business, performance, punish, good, bad, work, tricking, employment

Official transcript

catbert to boss: you've tried rewarding good performance and punishing bad. but have you tried tricking employees into working hard?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUVE TRIED REWARDING GOOD PERFORMANCE AND PUNISHING BAD.

BUT HAVE YOU TRIED TRICKING EMPLOYEES INTO WORKING HARD?

NO. CAN YOU TEACH ME?

REMEMBER, HARD WORK IS ITS OWN REWARD.

IS IT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unintended Consequences of Motivation"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert, a red-haired, anthropomorphic dog, and his boss, who are engaged in a conversation about employee motivation. The boss has tried rewarding good performance and punishing bad behavior, but has realized that tricking employees into working hard is not an effective strategy. Dilbert's response, "Remember, hard work is its own reward," highlights the importance of intrinsic motivation and the need for employees to find meaning and purpose in their work.

Key Points:

• The boss has tried rewarding good performance and punishing bad behavior, but it has not led to desired results.
• Dilbert suggests that hard work is its own reward, implying that employees should be motivated by the satisfaction of doing a good job rather than external rewards or punishments.
• The comic strip highlights the importance of intrinsic motivation and the need for employees to find meaning and purpose in their work.

Conclusion:

The comic strip offers a humorous and thought-provoking commentary on the challenges of motivating employees. By highlighting the limitations of external rewards and punishments, it encourages readers to consider the importance of intrinsic motivation and the need for employees to find meaning and purpose in their work.

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