Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st June 1998

Dilbert//3354, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 21st June 1998

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fast email boss confused priorities program compiling weasel dilbert ignore email winning argument important

Official transcript

The Boss sits at his desk in front of his computer, looking at his watch. The Boss says, "What the...?"

The Boss goes into Dilbert's cubicle and says, "You respond too quickly to my e-mail."

The Boss continues, "Obviously, you aren't focusing on priorities."

Dilbert turns and replies, "I do e-mail while my program is compiling."

The Boss says, "You can't weasel out of this with your technical mumbo jumbo."

Dilbert says, "You win. I'll ignore your e-mail from now on."

The Boss walks back to his office and thinks, "The important thing is that I win."

The Boss sits in front of his computer and thinks, "I wonder if MY programs ever compile."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT THE.

YOU RESPOND TOO QUICKLY TO MY EMAIL.

OBVIOUSLY YOU AREN'T FOCUSING ON PRIORITIES.

I DO EMAIL WHILE MY PROGRAM IS COMPILING.

YOU CAN'T WEASEL OUT OF THIS WITH YOUR TECHNICAL MUMBO JUMBO.

YOU WIN.

I'LL IGNORE YOUR EMAIL FROM NOW ON.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WIN.

I WONDER IF MY PROGRAMS EVER COMPILE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Importance of Email"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 1998, features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and horns, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is also a bespectacled man with a bald head and horns.

The boss is frustrated with Dilbert's response time to his emails and tells him that he needs to focus on priorities. Dilbert responds that he does email while his program is compiling, which the boss finds unacceptable. The boss threatens to ignore Dilbert's emails from now on, but Dilbert remains unphased, saying that the important thing is that he wins.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees are expected to respond quickly to emails, even when they are busy with other tasks. It also highlights the absurdity of prioritizing email responses over more important tasks. Overall, the comic strip is a humorous commentary on the challenges of working in a fast-paced office environment.

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