Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st March 1998

Dilbert//3262, first published 28 years ago on Saturday 21st March 1998

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catbert evil hr director boss prevents new job great job outrageous bad situation worse human resource promise

Official transcript

Catbert: Evil H.R. Director: Dilbert sits in Catbert's office and waves his hands in the air as he says, "My boss is preventing me from transfering to a great job."

Catbert says, "That's outrageous! There shouldn't be any great jobs at this company."

Dilbert says, "Once again, you've made a bad situation worse."

Catbert replies, "That's the human resources promise."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR MY BOSS IS PREVENTING ME FROM TRANSFERING TO A GREAT JOB.

THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!

THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY GREAT JOBS IN THIS COMPANY.

ONCE AGAIN, YOU'VE MADE A BAD SITUATION WORSE.

THAT'S THE HUMAN RESOURCES PROMISE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Evil H.R. Director"

Summary:

• The comic strip features a conversation between a cat and a human in an office setting.
• The cat, representing the boss, is preventing the human from transferring to a better job.
• The human expresses frustration, stating that the company has no great jobs and that the human resources promise is empty.
• The cat responds by saying that the human made a bad situation worse, implying that the human's actions are the cause of their own problems.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that companies often make empty promises to their employees, and that sometimes, employees can make their own situations worse through their actions.

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