Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 14th October 1996

Dilbert//2739, first published thirty years ago on Monday 14th October 1996

Tags

big trade show strategic incompetence

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Alice, I'm putting you in charge of developing our booth for the big trade show."

The Boss says, "I picked you because the males in the department have disqualified themselves through a process of strategic incompetence."

Alice asks Dilbert, "What is strategic incompetence?"

Dilbert replies, "I had that written down someplace, but I lost it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, I'M PUTTING YOU IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPING OUR BOOTH FOR THE BIG TRADE SHOW.

I PICKED YOU BECAUSE THE MALES IN THE DEPARTMENT HAVE DISQUALIFIED THEMSELVES THROUGH A PROCESS OF STRATEGIC INCOMPETENCE.

WHAT IS STRATEGIC INCOMPETENCE?

I HAD THAT WRITTEN DOWN SOMEPLACE, BUT I LOST IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Strategic Incompetence".

Panel 1: Alice, the boss, instructs Dilbert to develop a booth for the big trade show. She explains that the males in the department have been disqualified due to strategic incompetence.

Panel 2: Dilbert is perplexed by the term "strategic incompetence" and asks Alice to clarify its meaning.

Panel 3: Alice reveals that she had previously written down "strategic incompetence" on a piece of paper, but misplaced it.

Summary: The comic strip humorously depicts the absurdity of corporate jargon and the confusion it can cause. The use of "strategic incompetence" as a reason for disqualification is a satirical commentary on the often nonsensical nature of business terminology.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.