Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 13th June 1996

Dilbert//2616, first published thirty years ago on Thursday 13th June 1996

Tags

artificial urgency gibberish god news mission objectives uncler insane but happy

Official transcript

The Boss, Alice, Wally and Dilbert sit at a conference table. Wally says, "Our objectives are unclear and our mission statement is gibberish . . ."

Wally continues, "But thanks to an artificial sense of urgency, I'm working harder than ever!"

The Boss asks, "What's the good news you said you have?"

Wally answers, "Apparently I'm insane. But I'm one of the happy kinds!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR OBJECTIVES ARE UNCLEAR AND OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS GIBBERISH...

BUT THANKS TO AN ARTIFICIAL SENSE OF URGENCY, I'M WORKING HARDER THAN EVER!

WHAT'S THE GOOD NEWS YOU SAID YOU HAVE?

APPARENTLY I'M INSANE.

BUT I'M ONE OF THE HAPPY KINDS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Mission Statement Madness"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1996, features Dilbert and his coworkers in a meeting discussing their mission statement. The conversation is filled with sarcasm and frustration as they try to make sense of the vague and unclear objectives.

Key Points:

• The mission statement is described as "gibberish" and "artificial sense of urgency."
• The employees are struggling to understand what they are supposed to be doing.
• One employee expresses their frustration by saying they are "working harder than ever" but feeling unproductive.
• Another employee asks if the good news is that they have one of the happy kinds, implying that the company's mission statement is nonsensical.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of companies having unclear or overly ambitious mission statements that lead to confusion and frustration among employees. It highlights the importance of clear communication and meaningful goals in the workplace.

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