Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 19th October 1994

Dilbert//2013, first published 32 years ago on Wednesday 19th October 1994

Tags

algorithim higest salries overstatement reduce headcount scientific algorithm who goes

Official transcript

"I've been asked to reduce headcount."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO REDUCE HEADCOUNT.

TO BE FAIR ABOUT IT I CREATED A SCIENTIFIC ALGORITHM TO DECIDE WHO GOES.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE FIRING THE PEOPLE WITH THE HIGHEST SALARIES.

OKAY, MAYBE "ALGORITHM" IS AN OVERSTATEMENT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Algorithm Overstatement"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is seated across from him.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's boss asks him to reduce the headcount.
• Dilbert proposes creating a scientific algorithm to determine who should be fired.
• His boss responds that he thought Dilbert was firing the people with the highest salaries.
• Dilbert clarifies that "algorithm" is an overstatement.

Themes:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using complex algorithms to make simple decisions.
• It also highlights the potential for miscommunication and misunderstanding in the workplace.

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