Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th November 1994

Dilbert//2038, first published 32 years ago on Sunday 13th November 1994

Tags

promote district manager technical knowledge valuable no promotions promote al no knowledge al grumpy

Official transcript

The Boss stands in front of Alice, Dilbert and Al. He says, "I need to promote one of you to the district manager position."

Dilbert, Al and Alice look at the Boss. The Boss says, "Dilbert, your technical knowledge is too valuable to lose."

The Boss continues, "Ditto for Alice. Neither of you can be promoted."

Dilbert and Alice look angry. The Boss says, "The only logical choice is to promote Al because he has no valuable knowledge."

Dilbert replies, "Al??! A director??! He doesn't know what day of the week it is!! The Boss tells Al, "They're just grumpy because it's Monday."

Dilbert says, "It's Thursday."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED TO PROMOTE ONE OF YOU TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER POSITION.

DILBERT, YOUR TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE IS TOO VALUABLE TO LOSE.

DITTO FOR ALICE.

NEITHER OF YOU CAN BE PROMOTED.

THE ONLY LOGICAL CHOICE IS TO PROMOTE AL BECAUSE HE HAS NO VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE AL??! A DIRECTOR??!

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IT IS!!

THEY'RE JUST GRUMPY BECAUSE IT'S MONDAY IT'S THURSDAY

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Only Logical Choice"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, who is considering promoting him to district manager.
• The boss expresses his intention to promote Dilbert, citing the lack of valuable knowledge as the reason.
• Dilbert responds by pointing out that his technical knowledge is too valuable to lose, implying that promoting him would be a loss for the company.
• The boss then asks if it's Thursday, suggesting that the promotion is not a priority.
• The conversation ends with the boss grumbling about the day of the week, indicating that the promotion is not happening.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of corporate decision-making.
• The boss's reasoning for promoting Dilbert is illogical and focused on the day of the week rather than the candidate's qualifications.
• Dilbert's response showcases his wit and sarcasm, poking fun at the boss's lack of logic.

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