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Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 6th June 1998

Dilbert//3339, first published 28 years ago on Saturday 6th June 1998


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company strategy wandering cubcilem first to market


Official transcript

Dilbert looking over into Wally's adjacent cubicle. Wally is sitting in his cubicle. Dilbert says, "Our pointy-haired boss won't tell me our company's strategy."

Dilbert says, "So I spend my days wandering from cubicle to cubicle, trying to deduce the strategy."

Dilbert looking over into Wally's adjacent cubicle. Wally is sitting in his cubicle. Dilbert says, "So far I've ruled out 'First to market.'"

Wally responds, "And premiere anything."

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

OUR POINTY-HAIRED BOSS WON'T TELL ME OUR COMPANY'S STRATEGY.

SO I SPEND MY DAYS WANDERING FROM CUBICLE TO CUBICLE, TRYING TO DEDUCE THE STRATEGY.

SO FAR I'VE RULED OUT "FIRST TO MARKET." AND "PREMIERE" ANYTHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "First to Market" and features Dilbert, a pointy-haired boss, discussing his company's strategy with his employees.

Panel 1: Dilbert announces that he won't share the company's strategy with his employees, stating, "Our pointy-haired boss won't tell me our company's strategy."

Panel 2: Dilbert explains that he spends his days wandering from cubicle to cubicle, trying to deduce the strategy, but is unable to do so.

Panel 3: Dilbert reveals that he has ruled out "first to market" as a strategy, but is unsure of what to do next, saying, "So far I've ruled out 'first to market.' And 'premiere' anything."

Summary: The comic strip humorously portrays Dilbert's frustration with his boss's lack of transparency and his own inability to understand the company's strategy. Despite his efforts, he is unable to deduce the strategy and is left feeling confused and uncertain.

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