Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 17th February 1993

Dilbert//1404, first published 33 years ago on Wednesday 17th February 1993

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ted the boss typo budget spreadsheet pay work happiest day life

Official transcript

An employee says to the Boss, "I found a typo in the budget spreadsheet . . . It's too late to fix it."

The man continues, "We transferred one job to another group but accidentally kept the money and headcount."

The Boss tells another man, ". . . So, we still pay you but you aren't allowed to do work."

The man thinks, "This is the happiest day of my life."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FOUND A TYPO IN THE BUDGET SPREADSHEET... IT'S TOO LATE TO FIX IT.

WE TRANSFERRED ONE JOB TO ANOTHER GROUP BUT ACCIDENTALLY KEPT THE MONEY AND HEADCOUNT.

... 50, WE STILL PAY YOU BUT YOU AREN'T ALLOWED TO DO WORK.

THIS ISTHE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Typo in the Budget Spreadsheet"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a man who discovers a typo in the budget spreadsheet, prompting him to inform his boss. However, the boss is too busy to address the issue, and instead, assigns the task to another group. Unfortunately, this group also fails to correct the typo, and the man is left to deal with the consequences.

Key Points:

• A typo is discovered in the budget spreadsheet.
• The man informs his boss, but they are too busy to address the issue.
• The task is assigned to another group, which also fails to correct the typo.
• The man is left to deal with the consequences of the typo.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucracy and inefficiency in large organizations.

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