Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 4th September 2001

Dilbert//4525, first published 25 years ago on Tuesday 4th September 2001

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profits down profits went up putting in context senior mangement weak economy meeting business

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally and Dilbert, "Profits are down. Our senior management blames the weak economy."

Dilbert responds, "So they're saying that profits went UP because of great management and DOWN because of a weak economy?"

The Boss responds, annoyed, "These meetings will go faster if you stop putting things in context."

Dilbert replies quietly, "Sorry."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PROFITS ARE DOWN.

OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT BLAMES THE WEAK ECONOMY.

SO THEY'RE SAYING THAT PROFITS WENT UP BECAUSE OF GREAT MANAGEMENT AND DOWN BECAUSE OF A WEAK ECONOMY?

THESE MEETINGS WILL GO FASTER IF YOU STOP PUTTING THINGS IN CONTEXT.

SORRY

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Blame Game"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where a senior management member takes responsibility for the company's poor performance, citing weak economy as the reason. However, another attendee points out that profits were up during the previous quarter, contradicting the excuse. The conversation highlights the tendency to shift blame rather than addressing the actual issues. The strip pokes fun at the common practice of corporate executives deflecting responsibility and downplaying their own role in the company's performance.

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