Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th April 2000

Dilbert//4027, first published 26 years ago on Monday 24th April 2000

Tags

project plan without input lied to me skipped that step already assigned blame for failure

Official transcript

Dilbert and Alice are seated together at a table when the Boss walks up and hands Dilbert a piece of paper. He says to Dilbert, "I finished the project plan without your input."

As Dilbert reads the paper, the Boss goes on to say, "You would have lied to me anyway, so I just skipped that step."

The Boss sits at the table with Dilbert and Alice and says, "I've already assigned blame for failure, but don't worry, it's just preliminary."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FINISHED THE PROJECT PLAN WITHOUT YOUR INPUT.

YOU WOULD HAVE LIED TO ME ANYWAY, SO I JUST SKIPPED THAT STEP I'VE ALREADY ASSIGNED BLAME FOR FAILURE, BUT DON'T WORRY, IT'S JUST PRELIMINARY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Blame Game"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a group of coworkers discussing a project plan. The first panel shows a coworker presenting the plan, stating, "I finished the project plan without your input." The second panel reveals that another coworker has already assigned blame for failure, but is now skipping that step. The third panel shows the same coworker expressing relief that the plan is preliminary, implying that they can avoid taking responsibility for any potential failures.

Key Points:

• A coworker presents a project plan, claiming to have completed it without input from others.
• Another coworker has already assigned blame for failure, but is now skipping that step.
• The same coworker expresses relief that the plan is preliminary, implying that they can avoid taking responsibility for any potential failures.

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