Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 1st October 1996

Dilbert//2726, first published thirty years ago on Tuesday 1st October 1996

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audit documented procedures divided two groups unethical unprodcutive train department lie to auditor document inane prcedures

Official transcript

The Boss, Wally and Dilbert sit at a conference table. The Boss says, "We'll be having an ISO 9000 audit soon. They'll check to see if we follow our own documented procedures for everything we do."

The Boss continues, "I've divided our preparation tasks into two groups: unethical and unproductive."

Wally tells Dilbert, "I'll train our department to lie to the auditor. You can document our inane procedures."

Dilbert replies, "No fair. You did unethical last time too!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WELL BE HAVING AN ISO 9000 AUDIT SOON.

THEY'LL CHECK TO SEE IF WE FOLLOW OUR OWN DOCUMENTED PROCEDURES FOR EVERYTHING WE DO.

I'VE DIVIDED OUR PREPARATION TASKS INTO TWO GROUPS: UNETHICAL AND UNPRODUCTIVE.

I'LL TRAIN OUR DEPARTMENT TO LIE TO THE AUDITOR.

YOU CAN DOCUMENT OUR INANE PROCEDURES.

NO FAIR.

YOU DID UNETHICAL LAST TIME TOO!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Unethical and Unproductive"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around an auditor's attempt to train an audit team on preparing tasks. The auditor's approach is marked by a lack of clarity, leading to confusion among the team members.

Key Points:

• The auditor instructs the team to follow their own documented procedures for everything they do.
• The team is divided into two groups: unethical and unproductive.
• The auditor trains the department to lie to the auditor, stating that they can document their inane procedures.
• The auditor responds with "No fair. You did unethical last time too!"

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