Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th March 1998

Dilbert//3270, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 29th March 1998

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2 percent raise not challenging exceeded golas no complaining walls performance complained all year weasel stab him in back

Official transcript

Alice is sitting at the Boss's desk. He tells her, "I can only give you a two percent raise this year, Alice."

He adds, "Because your job was not very challenging."

Alice asks, "How could you possibly not think it was challenging?"

The Boss replies, "You exceeded all your goals without complaining."

The Boss adds, "Compare that to Wally's performance. He complained all year."

The Boss: "And he missed every goal! Now THAT'S a challenging job!"

Alice shouts, "Wally is a filthy weasel!!!"

As Alice leaves, furious, the Boss adds, "Maybe his hygiene isn't the best, but he was right when he said you would stab him in the back."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN ONLY GIVE YOU A TWO PERCENT RAISE THIS YEAR, ALICE BECAUSE YOUR JOB WAS NOT VERY CHALLENGING.

HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY THINK IT WASN'T CHALLENGING?

YOU EXCEEDED ALL YOUR GOALS WITHOUT COMPLAINING.

COMPARE THAT TO WALLY'S PERFORMANCE.

HE COMPLAINED ALL YEAR.

AND HE MISSED EVERY GOAL!

NOW THAT'S CHALLENGING JOB!

WALLY IS A FILTHY WEASEL !!!

MAYBE HIS HYGIENE ISN'T THE BEST, BUT HE WAS RIGHT WHEN HE SAID YOU WOULD STAB HIM IN THE BACK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Alice and her boss, where Alice is given a 2% raise despite her performance not being up to par. The boss explains that the company is not very challenging, and Alice's performance is average compared to Wally's, who is described as a "filthy weasel" and has a higher performance rating. The boss concludes that maybe Wally's hygiene is not the best, but he was right when he said Alice would stab him in the back. The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate culture and the ways in which employees are often judged and evaluated. It highlights the ridiculousness of giving someone a raise based on their performance when the company is not challenging, and the hypocrisy of praising someone for being right when they make a negative comment about another employee. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the quirks and flaws of the modern workplace.

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