Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th June 1999

Dilbert//3725, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 27th June 1999

Tags

wally meeting does nothing angrily identify problems not job ambiguous taking forever business

Official transcript

The Boss, Wally, Dilbert, and others are in a meeting. Wally raises his hand and says, "Someone should take care of that problem!"

Dilbert turns to Wally and says, "YOU should take care of it."

Wally replies, "I can't do everything."

Alice says, "You don't do anything."

Asok adds, "Not a single thing."

Wally says, "It's my job to angrily identify problems."

The Boss, with his head in his hands, interjects, "Wally..."

The Boss continues, "This is NOT your job!"

Wally asks, "What?"

Wally is up in arms as he says to the Boss, "Everything is so ambiguous here! Someone should take care of that problem!"

Turning to Dilbert, Wally adds, "Is it just me, or is this meeting taking forever?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT PROBLEM!

YOU COULD TAKE CARE OF IT I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING.

YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING.

NOT A SINGLE THING.

IT'S MY JOB TO ANGRILY IDENTIFY PROBLEMS WALLY...

THAT IS NOT YOUR JOB!

WHAT?

EVERYTHING IS SO AMBIGUOUS HERE!

SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT PROBLEM!

IS IT JUST ME, OR IS THIS MEETING TAKING FOREVER?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Problem of Problems"

Summary:

The comic strip follows a meeting where employees discuss their jobs and the problems they face. The boss, Wally, is frustrated with the lack of progress and the constant complaints about problems. He decides to take care of the problem of problems, but it's unclear what that means or how it will be accomplished.

Key Points:

• The employees are frustrated with their jobs and the problems they face.
• Wally decides to take care of the problem of problems, but it's unclear what that means or how it will be accomplished.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of trying to solve complex problems in a bureaucratic setting.
• The ending is ambiguous, leaving the reader to wonder what will happen next.

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