Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 10th July 1999

Dilbert//3738, first published 27 years ago on Saturday 10th July 1999

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meet with vendor plan executives reason complete waste perfromance review

Official transcript

The boss and Dilbert are in a meeting. The boss says, "Meet with our vendor and come up with a plan. I'll do the same with their executives."

Dilbert says, "Can you see any reason why MY meeting might be a complete waste of time?"

The boss says, "Sure, lots of them, but I'm planning to spring those on you during your performance review."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MEET WITH OUR VENDOR AND COME UP WITH A PLAN. I'LL DO THE SAME WITH THEIR EXECUTIVES.

CAN YOU SEE ANY REASON WHY MY MEETING MIGHT BE A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME?

BUT TA PLANNING, TO SPRING THOSE ON YOU DURING YOUR PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Meeting"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a meeting between a boss and his employees.
• The boss announces that he will be meeting with a vendor and coming up with a plan, which will be presented to their executives.
• One employee asks if the meeting might be a complete waste of time, to which the boss responds that he is planning to spring those on him during his performance review.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of unnecessary meetings and the tendency of bosses to use them as a way to justify their own performance reviews.

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