Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th August 1995

Dilbert//2318, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 20th August 1995

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new software interface operating system new hardware anti gravity packaging reaction perfromance review

Official transcript

The Boss walks by and Dilbert says to him, "Please don't promise the product manager more than we can deliver."

The product manager says to the Boss, "We need a totally new software interface in one month."

The Boss replies, "You got it!"

The woman continues, "And rewrite the operating system so we dominate the industry."

The Boss says, "Concurrent development. Check."

The woman thinks, "Suddenly I feel omnipotent."

She stands up and says, "I want all new hardware, anti-gravity packaging, holographic agents . . ."

The Boss yawns. The manager asks, "Can your team really do that in a month?"

The Boss replies, "Let me get their reaction."

The Boss shows Wally a document. Wally screams and his skull pops out of his mouth. Wally lies on the floor twitching. The Boss says, "Pessimism will not look good on your permformance review."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PLEASE DON'T PROMISE THE PRODUCT MANAGER MORE THAN WE CAN DELIVER WE NEED A TOTALLY NEW SOFTWARE INTERFACE IN ONE MONTH.

YOU GOT AND REWRITE THE OPERATING SYSTEM SO WE DOMINATE THE INDUSTRY.

CONCURRENT DEVELOPMENT.

CHECK SUDDENLY I FEEL OMNIPOTENT.

I WANT ALL NEW HARDWARE, ANTIGRAVITY PACKAGING, HOLOGRAPHIC AGENTS.

YAWN YAWN CAN YOUR TEAM REALLY DO THAT IN A MONTH!

LET ME GET THEIR REACTION.

ANACH!!

PESSIMISM WILL NOT LOOK GOOD ON YOUR PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

TWITCH

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Pessimism Will Not Look Good on Your Performance Review"

This comic strip, originally published in 1995, depicts a conversation between a product manager and a team of developers. The product manager requests a new software interface to be developed within a month, which the team agrees to do. However, the team is skeptical about the feasibility of the task and expresses their concerns to the product manager.

Key Points:

• The product manager is overly optimistic about the project's timeline and scope.
• The team is pessimistic about the project's success and warns the product manager that their pessimism will not look good on their performance review.
• The product manager ignores the team's concerns and continues to push for the project to be completed within a month.

Themes:

• The comic strip highlights the tension between optimism and pessimism in a work environment.
• It also touches on the importance of realistic expectations and communication in project management.
• The product manager's refusal to listen to the team's concerns and his focus on meeting an unrealistic deadline may lead to project failure.

Overall:

The comic strip is a humorous commentary on the challenges of project management and the importance of effective communication and realistic expectations. It suggests that ignoring the concerns of team members and pushing for unrealistic deadlines can have negative consequences.

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