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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 25th May 1994

Dilbert//1866, first published 32 years ago on Wednesday 25th May 1994


Tags

canceling project cooler acronym anticipated move carry empty binders less fullfilling


Official transcript

"I'm cancelling your project so I can give your funding to a project that has a much cooler acronym."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I'M CANCELING YOUR PROJECT SO I CAN GIVE YOUR FUNDING TO A PROJECT THAT HAS A MUCH COOLER ACRONYM.

HA! THE JOKE'S ON YOU! I ANTICIPATED THIS MOVE FROM THE BEGINNING AND HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT CARRY EMPTY BINDERS FOR WEEKS!

BEING GOOD AT YOUR JOB IS LESS FULFILLING THAN YOU MIGHT THINK, DOGBERT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Acronym Antics."

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert's boss, who is canceling a project and replacing it with a new one that has a cooler acronym. The boss anticipates that the team will be motivated by the new project, despite its lack of actual progress or fulfillment. Dilbert is skeptical of this approach, suggesting that the team's morale will suffer as a result. The strip pokes fun at the tendency of management to prioritize superficial aspects of a project over its actual substance.

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