Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th January 2002

Dilbert//4649, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 6th January 2002

Tags

best practices classified budget consultanats layoffs merger new ceo office relocation reorganized savings startegy whole industry budget freeze

Official transcript

Dilbert points to a diagram that reads, "Year 1."

He says, "The project got off to a slow start."

Dilbert continues, "First we had the reorganization."

Dilbert continues, "Then the merger. And the layoffs."

Dilbert continues, "Budget freeze. Office relocation."

Dilbert continues, "New Ceo, New consultants, New strategy."

Business associates listen as Dilbert continues, "Eventually the whole industry changed and the opportunity evaporated."

Dilbert continues, "So we classified our unused budget as "savings"

and gave everyone a shirt. A female business associate turns to The Boss and says, "You said you'd show us your 'best practices.'"

The Boss replies, "What are you implying?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE PROJECT GOT OFF TO A SLOW START.

FIRST WE HAD THE REORGANIZATION.

THEN THE MERGER.

AND THE LAYOFFS.

BUDGET FREEZE.

OFFICE RELOCATION.

CAN NEW CEO.

NEW CONSULTANTS.

NEW STRATEGY.

** 0 EVENTUALLY THE WHOLE INDUSTRY CHANGED AND THE OPPORTUNITY EVAPORATED.

SO WE CLASSIFIED OUR UNUSED BUDGET AS "SAVINGS" AND GAVE EVERYONE A SHIRT.

YOU SAID YOU'D SHOW US YOUR "BEST PRACTICES." WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?

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