Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 2nd January 1997

Dilbert//2819, first published 29 years ago on Thursday 2nd January 1997

Tags

million dollars ten thousand separate business cards value added support

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in front of the Boss's desk. The Boss says, "You need a million dollars but I only have authority to sign for up to ten thousand."

The Boss says, "Break it into a hundred separate business cases."

Dilbert says, "Thank you for your value-added management support."

The Boss replies, "It was nothing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED A MILLION DOLLARS BUT I ONLY HAVE AUTHORITY TO SIGN FOR UP TO TEN THOUSAND.

BREAK IT INTO A HUNDRED SEPARATE BUSINESS CASES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VALUE-ADDED MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.

IT WAS NOTHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, originally published in 1996, is titled "It Was Nothing." The story follows a man who visits a boss's office to request a significant amount of money, but the boss is uninterested and dismisses him with a simple "It was nothing."

Key Elements:

• The man is depicted as a stereotypical corporate drone, eager to obtain money for a project.
• The boss, on the other hand, is portrayed as a detached and uninterested figure, more concerned with his own work than with the man's request.
• The comic strip uses humor to comment on the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy and the often-insignificant nature of business deals.

Themes:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate world and its tendency to prioritize profits over people.
• It highlights the absurdity of business deals and the often-insignificant nature of corporate transactions.

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