Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th December 1994

Dilbert//2072, first published 32 years ago on Saturday 17th December 1994

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make a suggestion idea rat multi disciplinary forces processes

Official transcript

The Boss, Dilbert, Alice, Ratbert and Ted sit at a conference table. Ratbert asks, "Excuse me . . . I'm only an intern, but may I make a suggestion?"

Ratbert says, "Let's form multidisciplinary task forces to reengineer our core processes until we're a world class organization!"

The Boss says, "Sounds good. Go do it."

Ratbert says, "I'm more of an idea rat."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EXCUSE ME... I'M ONLY AN INTERN, BUT MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION?

LET'S FORM MULTIDISCIPLINARY TASK FORCES TO REENGINEER OUR CORE PROCESSES UNTIL WE'RE A WORLD CLASS ORGANIZATION!

SOUNDS GOOD.

GO DO IT.

I'M MORE OF AN IDEA RAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Multi-Disciplinary Task Forces to Reengineer Our Core Processes Until We're a World Class Organization!"

Panel 1: A boss asks an intern if they have any suggestions. The intern responds that they are only an intern but may have an idea.

Panel 2: The boss suggests forming multi-disciplinary task forces to reengineer core processes until the organization becomes a world-class one.

Panel 3: The boss says, "Sounds good. Go do it." The intern replies, "I'm more of an idea rat."

Summary: The comic strip satirizes the common corporate practice of using buzzwords and jargon to sound impressive, without actually achieving anything meaningful. The boss's suggestion to form task forces to reengineer processes is a vague and unhelpful idea, while the intern's response as an "idea rat" suggests that they are not taken seriously or valued in the organization. The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate culture of using meaningless buzzwords and jargon to sound impressive, rather than actually doing anything productive.

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