Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th November 1999

Dilbert//3869, first published 27 years ago on Thursday 18th November 1999

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company pdas for employees business trips palm pilot california cheap business

Official transcript

Alice, Dilbert, Wally and the boss are in a meeting. The boss says, "The company will not buy PDA's for employees."

Dilbert raises his hand and says, "Question: Will you still pay for business trips of no discernible value?"

The boss replies, "Of course."

The boss is thinking, "A lot of people are traveling to Palm Pilot California lately."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE COMPANY WILL NOT BUY PDA'S FOR EMPLOYEES.

QUESTION: WILL YOU STILL PAY FOR BUSINESS TRIPS OF NO DISCERN- ABLE VALUE?

OF COURSE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING TO PALM PILOT CALIFORNIA LATELY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "PDA's for Employees"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a company's decision to purchase Personal Digital Assistants (PDA's) for its employees. The conversation begins with the company stating that it will not buy PDA's for employees, prompting one employee to inquire about the cost of business trips without discernible value. Another employee responds by asking if the company will still pay for such trips.

The conversation takes a humorous turn when an employee mentions that many people are traveling to Palm Pilot California lately, implying that the company is wasting resources on unnecessary business trips. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate spending and the perceived lack of value in certain business activities.

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