Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th June 1993

Dilbert//1534, first published 33 years ago on Sunday 27th June 1993

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business ethics the boss dilbert wally business meeting

Official transcript

The Boss, Dilbert and Wally sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "We can succeed if each of you will commit to giving 110 percent."

Wally says, "That would be ten percent over the theoretical maximum."

Dilbert adds, "Can't be done."

Wally says, "Plus you have your vacation days and your sick days . . ."

Dilbert continues, "Heck, these staff meetings take ten percent right off the top . . . Wally asks, "And what about all the times something unexpected comes up?"

Wally says, "I think we could give you . . . What?"

Dilbert says, "Forty-three percent."

Wally adds, "And that's not a commitment."

Dilbert says, "It's an estimate."

The Boss asks, "Can we continue the meeting now?"

Dilbert replies, "I'm over my estimate for today."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE CAN SUCCEED IF EACH OF YOU WILL COMMIT TO GIVING 110 %.

THAT WOULD BE TEN PERCENT OVER THE THEORETICAL MAXIMUM.

CAN'T BE DONE.

PLUS YOU HAVE YOUR VACATION DAYS AND YOUR SICK DAYS ...

HECK, THESE STAFF MEETINGS TAKE TEN PERCENT RIGHT OFF THE TOP AND WHAT ABOUT ALL THE TIMES SOMETHING UNEXPECTED COMES UP ?

I THINK WE COULD GIVE YOU... WHAT?

FORTY-THREE PERCENT.

AND THAT'S NOT A COMMITMENT.

IT'S AN ESTIMATE.

CAN WE CONTINUE THE MEETING NOW?

I'M OVER MY ESTIMATE FOR TODAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Commitment to Success"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a meeting where the boss asks employees to commit to giving 110% to succeed. The employees express concerns about the unrealistic expectation, citing their vacation days and sick days. The boss responds by asking for an estimate of the meeting's duration, indicating that he is over his estimate for the day.

Key Points:

• The boss sets an unrealistic goal for employees to commit to giving 110% to succeed.
• Employees express concerns about the feasibility of this goal due to their vacation days and sick days.
• The boss appears to be more interested in wrapping up the meeting than in addressing the employees' concerns.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of setting unrealistic goals and expectations in a workplace setting.

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