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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 31st May 2021

Dilbert//11734, first published five years ago on Monday 31st May 2021

Management Potential


Tags

business, business ethics, managers & supervisors, stealing, credit, potential, chart


Official transcript

boss reading paper: that's a great chart, ted.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

THAT'S A GREAT CHART, TED.

ACTUALLY, I MADE THAT CHART A MONTH AGO, AND TED STOLE IT WITHOUT GIVING ME CREDIT.

TED HAS MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Management Potential"

Summary:

The comic strip features Ted, a character known for his lack of management skills, being praised by his colleagues for creating a great chart. However, it is revealed that he stole the chart from someone else and presented it as his own work.

Key Points:

  • Ted is credited with creating a great chart, despite not actually making it.
  • His colleagues are unaware of the truth and praise him for his supposed achievement.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that management potential is often overestimated, and that people may be given credit for things they did not actually do.

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