Appreciating today’s Dilbert

Published 10/13/07

Dilbert must work in a non-at-will state. In today’s strip, “Keith” (a non-regular character) is told that he’s the next employee targeted for elimination.

“I’ll be using a rumor campaign to convince everyone you are dishonest and incompetent,” Alice says to him.

Had this been an at-will employment state like, say, Virginia, of course, Alice wouldn’t have to make up lies or excuses to get rid of the guy. The company could simply say, “We don’t want you here anymore.”

The joke is that Alice is such a nasty person that she wants to screw with Keith’s life to get him out of a job even though she doesn’t have to. Funny stuff!

The Fray

3 responses (add yours)

Pamela says:

Actually, in Roanoke, the company big wheels will just give you a check and tell you to go get a life and then you will…..and then hope will arrive in a prettily decorated package with a pink bow in her hair!

October 13th, 2007 at 2:04 PM

greyrat says:

Dear Andrew: You are way over analyzing this. It’s a comic strip. Caaaaaalm down.

October 15th, 2007 at 3:00 PM

Gnomic says:

As a co-worker, Alice can’t fire Keith; she doesn’t have the authority. Only the pointy haired one can fire the peons.

All hail the pointy haired one.

October 15th, 2007 at 5:01 PM

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