Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th November 1999

Dilbert//3879, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 28th November 1999

Tags

catbert evil director hr dept

Official transcript

Catbert is walking through the office carrying a paper thinking, "I love my job."

He walks into Wally's cubicle and says, "Hello, hapless employee."

He continues, "I've renamed the four levels of employee performance..."

"...To accurately reflect the views of management."

Catbert reading from his paper, "The category of "exceeds expectations"

is renamed to..."

"..."At least he or she doesn't drool on himself or herself."..."

He continues, "..."Meets expectations will be called "loser". "Does not meet expectations"

will now be called "Die! Die! Die!"..."

Catbert is walking off thinking, "I could send it out by e-mail but I enjoy seeing the looks on their faces."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES I LOVE MY JOB HELLO, HAPLESS EMPLOYEE.

I'VE RENAMED THE FOUR LEVELS OF EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE...

... TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF MANAGEMENT.

THE CATEGORY OF "EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS" IS RENAMED TO "AT LEAST HE OR SHE DOESN'T DROOL ON HIMSELF OR HERSELF." "MEETS EXPECTATIONS" WILL BE CALLED "LOSER". "DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS" WILL NOW BE CALLED "DIE! DIE! DIE!" I COULD SEND IT OUT BY EMAIL BUT I ENJOY SEEING THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Exceeding Expectations"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in a newspaper, features Catbert, the evil director of human resources, introducing a new category of "exceeds expectations" to the company's performance evaluation system. However, he soon realizes that this category is too vague and subjective, leading to confusion and frustration among employees.

Key Points:

• Catbert introduces a new category of "exceeds expectations" to the company's performance evaluation system.
• The category is too vague and subjective, leading to confusion and frustration among employees.
• Employees are unsure of what is expected of them and how they can meet those expectations.
• Catbert's attempt to simplify the evaluation process has the opposite effect, causing more problems than solutions.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the complexities and absurdities of corporate bureaucracy.

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