Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 22nd January 1997

Dilbert//2839, first published 29 years ago on Wednesday 22nd January 1997

Tags

canceling life insurance catbert evil hr director extend vacations family freindly no longer allow remove incentives time off for death kill relatives

Official transcript

Catbert stands at his desk and types, "Effective immediately, the company will no longer allow time off for the death of a family member."

Catbert continues, "This 'family friendly' policy will remove your incentive to extend vacations by killing relatives."

Catbert continues, "And more good news: we're canceling your life insurance so your family won't try to snuff you out either."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE COMPANY WILL NO LONGER ALLOW TIME OFF FOR THE DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER.

THIS "FAMILY FRIENDLY" POLICY WILL REMOVE YOUR INCENTIVE TO EXTEND VACATIONS BY KILLING RELATIVES.

AND MORE GOOD NEWS: WE'RE CANCELING YOUR LIFE INSURANCE SO YOUR FAMILY WON'T TRY TO SNUFF YOU OUT EITHER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Catbert: Evil H.R. Director" and was originally published in 1997.

Summary

The comic strip features Catbert, the evil HR director, announcing a new company policy that will remove an employee's incentive to extend vacations by killing relatives. The policy is presented as a way to "cancel life insurance" and prevent employees from trying to snuff out their families. The comic strip is humorous and satirical, poking fun at the idea of a company trying to manipulate its employees' behavior through such a policy.

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