Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 2nd December 1996

Dilbert//2788, first published thirty years ago on Monday 2nd December 1996

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metric project growth rate time zone favorable working smater not harder new paradignm

Official transcript

Wally, Dilbert and the Boss sit at a conference table. Wally points to a diagram and says, "This metric shows an excellent trend in the number of days since the beginning of my project."

Wally continues, "That growth rate compares favorably with the best companies in our time zone."

As they walk away, Wally tells Dilbert, "I'm working smarter, not harder."

Dilbert says, "It's a whole new paradigm."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS METRIC SHOWS AN EXCELLENT TREND IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MY PROJECT.

THAT GROWTH RATE COMPARES FAVORABLY WITH THE BEST COMPANIES IN OUR TIME ZONE.

I'M WORKING SMARTER, NOT HARDER.

IT'S A WHOLE NEW PARADIGM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Growth Rate Comparison"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and white shirt, presenting a graph to his boss.
• Dilbert explains that the growth rate is excellent, with an increase in the number of days since the beginning of his project.
• However, he notes that this growth rate compares favorably with the best companies in their time zone.
• The boss responds by saying, "It's a whole new paradigm," implying that the growth rate is not as impressive as Dilbert thinks it is.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the tendency for companies to exaggerate their achievements and create unrealistic expectations.

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