Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th March 1999

Dilbert//3616, first published 27 years ago on Wednesday 10th March 1999

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management guide work bright enough decions randomness

Official transcript

Dogbert sits at a table with the boss. Dogbert wears a turban. Dogbert says, "You must use the stars as your management guide."

The boss says, "Does that work?"

The boss says, "If you believe it works, then you're not bright enough to make your own decisions anyway."

Dogbert wags his tail. Dogbert says, "So randomness is probably an improvement."

The boss says, "Q.E.D."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU MUST USE THE STARS AS YOUR MANAGEMENT GUIDE.

DOES THAT WORK?

IF YOU BELIEVE IT WORKS, THEN YOU'RE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS ANYWAY.

SO RANDOMNESS IS PROBABLY AN IMPROVEMENT.

Q.E.D

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Randomness as Improvement"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a white mouse, and his boss, a man in a brown suit, seated at a table. The conversation revolves around the use of stars as a management guide.

• Dilbert asks if the stars work, to which his boss responds that they do.
• Dilbert then inquires if he believes it works, to which his boss replies that he's not bright enough to make his own decisions.
• Dilbert suggests that randomness is probably an improvement, prompting his boss to exclaim "Q.E.D." (quod erat demonstrandum, Latin for "which was to be demonstrated").

Key Points:

• The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of relying on arbitrary measures like stars to guide management decisions.
• The boss's response implies that he lacks confidence in his own judgment and prefers to follow a flawed system.
• Dilbert's suggestion that randomness might be an improvement is a clever commentary on the lack of critical thinking in management decision-making.

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