Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd October 1993

Dilbert//1632, first published 33 years ago on Sunday 3rd October 1993

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dilbert troll cave bureaucracy computer business

Official transcript

Dilbert enters a cave. A door above the sign says "Bureaucracy."

Dilbert tells a troll sitting at a desk, "I need to buy an upgrade for my computer."

The troll growls. The troll replies, "First, you must write a business case and get five signatures."

Another troll jumps onto Dilbert's back. The troll sitting at the desk continues, "Get bids from nine vendors."

Another troll approaches Dilbert. The troll continues, "All vendors must be approved by a vote of the vendor approval committee."

The troll lists, ". . . Purchase order . . . Budget transfer . . . Legal review . . . Accounting classification . . . Inventory . . ."

Several trolls cling to Dilbert's body. The troll explains, "These steps are necessary to prevent employees from doing something uneconomical."

Dilbert arrives at home with several trolls clinging to his body. Dogbert asks, ". . . So you suggested a process 'quality audit'?"

Dilbert replies, "Yeah, that's the one clinging to my buttocks."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BUREAUCRACY I NEED TO BUY AN UPGRADE FOR MY COMPUTER.

RRRR.

FIRST, YOU MUST WRITE A BUSINESS CASE AND GET FIVE SIGNATURES GET BIDS FROM NINE VENDORS ALL VENDORS MUST BE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE VENDOR APPROVAL COMMITTEE

PURCHASE ORDER.

BUDGET TRANSFER LEGAL REVIEW... ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATION..

INVENTORY...

THESE STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO PREVENT EMPLOYEES FROM DOING SOMETHING UNECONOMICAL ...SO YOU SUGGESTED A PROCESS "QUALITY AUDIT"?

YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE CLINGING TO MY BUTTOCKS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Bureaucracy"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, who is an alligator. The boss demands that Dilbert write a business case and obtain five signatures before proceeding with a computer upgrade. However, Dilbert is frustrated by the numerous bureaucratic steps required, which include:

• Purchasing order
• Budget transfer
• Legal review
• Accounting classification inventory

Despite Dilbert's protests, the boss insists that these steps are necessary to prevent employees from doing something uneconomical. The comic strip pokes fun at the inefficiencies and red tape often associated with bureaucratic processes.

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