Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th March 2002

Dilbert//4706, first published 24 years ago on Monday 4th March 2002

Tags

staff meetings late for meetings ten minutes stupid stuff fine work noticing

Official transcript

The Boss addresses a meeting, "Can anyone tell me why everyone is always late for my staff meetings?"

Alice responds, "Because the first ten minutes are always stupid stuff like 'What are people late?'"

Dilbert turns to Alice and says, "Alice, that was some of your finest work."

Alice responds, "Thank you for noticing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHY EVERYONE IS ALWAYS LATE FOR MY STAFF MEETINGS?

BECAUSE THE FIRST TEN MINUTES ARE ALWAYS STUPID STUFF LIKE "WHY ARE PEOPLE LATE?" ALICE, THAT WAS SOME OF YOUR FINEST WORK.

THANK YOU FOR NOTICING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Late Again"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2002, features a humorous exchange between Alice and her coworkers about punctuality.

Key Points:

• Alice is questioned about her tardiness by her coworkers.
• She responds that the first ten minutes of any meeting are always unproductive, and therefore, people are late.
• Her coworkers express their annoyance at her tardiness, to which she replies that they are "some of her finest work."
• The strip concludes with Alice thanking her coworkers for noticing her lateness.

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