Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 27th January 1995

Dilbert//2113, first published 31 years ago on Friday 27th January 1995

Tags

reduce budget

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "We've been asked to reduce our budget. I'm going to offer to cut your project because it's the most critical."

The Boss continues, "The finance guys won't dare cut that project. My ploy will spare us from any cuts at all."

Dilbert says, "Excuse me while I panic."

The Boss says, "Tell me again what your project is about. They might ask."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO REDUCE OUR BUDGET.

IM GOING TO OFFER TO CUT YOUR PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST CRITICAL THE FINANCE GUYS WON'T DARE CUT THAT PROJECT. MY PLOY WILL SPARE US FROM ANY CUTS AT ALL.

EXCUSE ME WHILE I PANIC.

TELL ME AGAIN WHAT YOUR PROJECT IS ABOUT. THEY MIGHT ASK

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Cutting Corners"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between two men, one of whom is tasked with reducing the budget for a project. The man proposes cutting the project to its most critical components, which the other man finds unacceptable. The second man threatens to spare his entire team from any cuts, implying that they are essential to the project's success.

Key Points:

• A man is tasked with reducing the budget for a project.
• He proposes cutting the project to its most critical components.
• The other man finds this unacceptable and threatens to spare his entire team from any cuts.
• The man is left uncertain about what to do next.

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