Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 29th April 1999

Dilbert//3666, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 29th April 1999

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catbert evil director employee skills database moving everyone jobs laughed fuzzy

Official transcript

Caption "Catbert: Evil H.R. Director"

Catbert sits at a conference table with Wally and Asok. Catbert says, "I'm starting an employee skills database."

Asok raises his hand and says, "Question: Is this the first step in moving everyone to jobs they don't want?"

Catbert says, "No, no, no..... The first step was when I laughed myslef fuzzy thinking about it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL H.R. DIRECTOR I'M STARTING AN EMPLOYEE SKILLS DATABASE.

QUESTION: IS THIS THE FIRST STEP IN MOVING EVERYONE TO JOBS THEY DON'T WANT?

NO, NO, NO..

THE FIRST STEP WAS WHEN I LAUGHED MYSELF FUZZY THINKING ABOUT IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Employee Skills Database"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1999, revolves around Catbert, the evil HR director, who is introducing an employee skills database. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• Catbert announces the database's purpose: to identify employees who don't want to work.
• An employee responds with skepticism, questioning the need for such a database.
• Catbert's response reveals his true intentions: to use the database to identify employees who are not motivated to work, allowing him to make decisions about their employment status.

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of using technology to monitor employee motivation and the potential consequences of such an approach.

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