Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd April 2002

Dilbert//4735, first published 24 years ago on Tuesday 2nd April 2002

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buzzwords strung together same status reprt every week eleven years mission statement

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally, "Wally, your status report is just a bunch of buzzwords strung together."

Wally replies, "I've been giving you that same status report every week for eleven years."

Wally continues, "Five years ago you adopted it as our mission statement."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, YOUR STATUS REPORT IS JUST A BUNCH OF BUZZWORDS STRUNG TOGETHER.

I'VE BEEN GIVING YOU THAT SAME STATUS REPORT EVERY WEEK FOR ELEVEN YEARS.

FIVE YEARS AGO YOU ADOPTED IT AS OUR MISSION STATEMENT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Status Report"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Wally and his boss. Wally presents his status report, which has been unchanged for eleven years. The boss is unimpressed, stating that the report is simply a collection of buzzwords strung together. Wally responds by pointing out that the boss adopted the same report five years ago as their mission statement. The boss is forced to admit that the report is indeed a "mission statement" and not a status report. The comic strip pokes fun at the use of buzzwords in corporate reports and the tendency for companies to adopt vague mission statements.

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