Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th February 1990

Dilbert//302, first published 36 years ago on Sunday 11th February 1990

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dilbert corporate philosophy shoot messenger consulted engineering department launched ill-conceived product humiliated fired eileen document carpet

Official transcript

Dilbert stands at the front of the room giving a presentation. A man sitting at the conference table says, "Be candid, Dilbert. We have a corporate philosophy that says we 'don't shoot the messenger.'"

Dilbert replies, "Good."

Dilbert points to a diagram and says, "Had you consulted with the engineering department, you never would have launched such an ill-conceived product."

Dilbert continues, "It is doomed to fail. You will all be humiliated and probably fired."

A woman holding a rifle shouts, "Can't I just wing him?!!"

A man says, "No, Eileen, that's not our philosophy."

Dilbert arrives at home with tar and feathers on his body. He tells Dogbert, "It turns out the corporate philosophy is a very flexible document."

Dogbert says, "You're getting tar on the carpet."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BE CANDID, DILBERT. WE HAVE A CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY THAT SAYS WE "DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER." GOOD.

HAD YOU CONSULTED WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE LAUNCHED SUCH AN ILL-CONCEIVED PRODUCT.

IT IS DOOMED TO FAIL.

YOU WILL ALL BE HUMILIATED AND PROBABLY FIRED.

CAN'T I JUST WING HIM?!!

NO, EILEEN, THAT'S NOT OUR PHILOSOPHY.

IT TURNS OUT THE CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY IS A VERY FLEXIBLE DOCUMENT.

YOU'RE GETTING TAR ON THE CARPET.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Philosophy of Failure"

Summary:

• A corporate philosophy is introduced that emphasizes not shooting the messenger.
• An engineering department head is called in for a meeting, where he is criticized for launching an ill-conceived product.
• Despite his defense, he is fired, and the corporate philosophy is revealed to be a very flexible document.
• The final panel shows the engineering department head getting tarred and feathered, symbolizing his humiliation and probable firing.

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