Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 26th April 1996

Dilbert//2568, first published thirty years ago on Friday 26th April 1996

Tags

arbitrary clerical deadline preserve integrity time reporting system time sheet annoying

Official transcript

Dilbert hands a time sheet to a woman at a desk and says, "Here's my time sheet, including guesses for the next two days so I can meet your arbitrary clerical deadline."

Dilbert continues, "If anything important comes up, I'll ignore it to preserve the integrity of the time-reporting system."

The woman asks, "Are you finished annoying me yet?"

Dilbert answers, "According to my time sheet I'll be here for another 14 minutes."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S MY TIME SHEET, INCLUDING GUESSES FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS SO I CAN MEET YOUR ARBITRARY CLERICAL DEADLINE.

IF ANYTHING IMPORTANT COMES UP, I'LL IGNORE IT TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE TIME- REPORTING SYSTEM.

ARE YOU FINISHED ANNOYING ME YET?

ACCORDING TO MY TIME SHEET I'LL BE HERE FOR ANOTHER 14 MINUTES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Time Sheet Troubles"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, and his coworker, who is attempting to meet an arbitrary clerical deadline for submitting his time sheet. The coworker is frustrated by the lack of importance placed on preserving the integrity of the time-reporting system and the constant annoyance he experiences due to the time sheet. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic processes and the frustration that can come with them.

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