Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th April 1994

Dilbert//1824, first published 32 years ago on Wednesday 13th April 1994

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committed to buy cost justify ethical execuitve translate vendor weasel words

Open source transcript

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PROJECT AND I'LL TRANSLATE IT INTO WEASEL WORDS FOR THE BUSINESS CASE.

WELL... AN EXECUTIVE HAD LUNCH WITH A VENDOR AND COMMITTED TO BUY SOME STUFF THAT DOESN'T WORK. OUR JOB IS TO COST-JUSTIFY THE DECISION.

QUIT.

DON'T GET ALL ETHICAL ON US.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Ethical Dilemma"

Summary:

• A manager asks an employee to translate a project's name into "weasel words" for the business case.
• The employee is hesitant, citing a lack of ethics in the request.
• The manager responds by quitting, emphasizing the importance of ethics in the workplace.

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