Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 8th September 1993

Dilbert//1607, first published 33 years ago on Wednesday 8th September 1993

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dilbert wally ted business project business meeting

Official transcript

Dilbert and Wally sit at a conference table with a man from marketing. The man says, "You engineers have done NOTHING on my project. You just keep saying I haven't given you sufficient requirements!"

The man throws his arms up in frustration and says, "I don't know what else you need and you won't tell me what you need!! Is this just your way of avoiding work??!"

Wally replies, "I'll bet you regret choosing marketing as a career path."

Dilbert adds, "It looks like a lot of work."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU ENGINEERS HAVE DONE NOTHING ON MY PROJECT. YOU JUST KEEP SAYING I HAVEN'T GIVEN YOU SUFFICIENT REQUIREMENTS!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU NEED AND YOU WON'T TELL ME WHAT YOU NEED !!

IS THIS JUST YOUR WAY OF AVOIDING WORK??!

I'LL BET YOU REGRET CHOOSING MARKETING AS A CAREER PATH.

IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF WORK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer, and his boss, who is a marketing executive. The scene unfolds in a meeting room, where Dilbert is presenting his project to his boss and another executive.

Key Points:

• Dilbert's boss interrupts him, saying that he doesn't need to know what else he needs and that he won't tell him what he needs.
• The boss then asks if this is just Dilbert's way of avoiding work, implying that Dilbert is trying to get out of doing his job.
• Dilbert responds by saying that it looks like a lot of work, implying that he is overwhelmed by the task at hand.

Humor and Significance:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of bosses not knowing what they need or want, and instead trying to micromanage their employees.
• The humor comes from the absurdity of the situation, where Dilbert is being asked to do something without being given any clear instructions or guidance.
• The comic strip also highlights the challenges of working in a bureaucratic environment, where employees may feel undervalued and unappreciated.

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