Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 2nd August 2003

Dilbert//5222, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 2nd August 2003

Tags

pointy haired takeover should report secret got out extra money

Official transcript

"Our goal is nothing less than a complete takeover of pointy-haired Carl's software division."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR GOAL IS NOTHING LESS THAN A COMPLETE TAKEOVER OF POINTY- HAIRED CARL'S SOFTWARE DIVISION.

WE'LL START SECRETLY DOING THEIR JOBS IN ADDITION TO OUR OWN THEN I'LL ARGUE THAT THEY SHOULD REPORT TO ME.

HYPOTHETICALLY, IF THE SECRET GOT OUT, WOULD WE STOP WORKING TWICE AS HARD FOR NO EXTRA MONEY?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Pointy-Haired Boss's Secret Plan"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around the pointy-haired boss's plan to take over the software division. The boss announces their goal, which is to "nothing less than a complete takeover of pointy-haired Carl's software division." However, their plan is met with skepticism by their colleagues, who question the feasibility of such a move.

Key Points:

• The pointy-haired boss reveals their ambitious goal to take over the software division.
• Colleagues express doubts about the plan's success.
• The boss responds by stating that they will start secretly doing their jobs in addition to their own, and then argue that they should report to them.
• The boss hypothesizes that if the secret is successful, they will stop working twice as hard for no extra money.

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