Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 16th April 1996

Dilbert//2558, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 16th April 1996

Tags

specially trained wasted resources project behind schedule manager done playing around

Official transcript

The night shift manager brings a dog into Alice's cubicle and says to Alice, "This dog is specially trained to detect wasted resources."

As the dog begins sniffing, the night manager continues, "He'll help me find out why your project is behind schedule even after adding me as manager."

The dog holds an arrow with his tail and points it at the night manager. The manager says, "We'll begin as soon as he's done playing around."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS DOG IS SPECIALLY TRAINED TO DETECT WASTED RESOURCES.

HE'LL HELP ME FIND OUT WHY YOUR PROJECT IS BEHIND SCHEDULE EVEN AFTER ADDING ME AS MANAGER.

SNIFF SNIFF WE'LL BEGIN AS SOON AS HE'S DONE PLAYING AROUND.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A Dog's Life"

Summary:

The comic strip features a man training a dog to detect wasted resources. The dog is initially trained to detect wasted resources, but when asked to find out why the project is behind schedule, it responds by sniffing the manager's tie. The manager is frustrated and asks the dog to begin as soon as it's done playing around. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using dogs to solve problems and the challenges of managing projects.

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