Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 5th March 1996

Dilbert//2516, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 5th March 1996

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50 page proposal one pargraph executive summary impossible give us 3 million cool tech resumes festering boil feel obligated customers

Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert sit at a table reading documents. Dilbert says, "I have to turn this fifty-page proposal into a one-paragraph executive summary for our CEO. It's impossible."

Dogbert responds, "Simple."

Dogbert says, "How about 'give us three million dollars so we can buy cool technology, pump up our resumes and escape this festering boil you call a company?'"

Dilbert says, "I feel obligated to say something about our customers."

Dogbert says, "How about 'I'm glad I'm not one of them.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE TO TURN THIS FIFTY-PAGE PROPOSAL INTO A ONE-PARAGRAPH EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR OUR CEO. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

SIMPLE.

HOW ABOUT "GIVE US THREE MILLION DOLLARS SO WE CAN BUY COOL TECHNOLOGY, PUMP UP OUR RSUMS AND ESCAPE THIS FESTERING BOIL YOU CALL A COMPANY"?

I FEEL OBLIGATED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS.

HOW ABOUT "I'M GLAD I'M NOT ONE OF THEM."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The CEO's Proposal"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a CEO attempting to persuade his employees to invest in a new technology. The CEO presents a 50-page proposal, which is met with skepticism and disinterest from the employees. Despite their lack of enthusiasm, the CEO persists in trying to convince them of the benefits of the technology.

Key Points:

• The CEO's proposal is overly complex and lengthy.
• The employees are uninterested in the proposal and do not see its value.
• The CEO is determined to convince the employees to invest in the technology despite their lack of enthusiasm.

Overall:

The comic strip highlights the challenges of communicating complex ideas to others and the importance of tailoring one's message to their audience. It also pokes fun at the tendency of CEOs to be overly optimistic about their proposals.

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