Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th April 2002
Dilbert//4751, first published 24 years ago on Thursday 18th April 2002
Tags
assignment job department manager pretend job useful business
Official transcript
Dilbert says to The Boss, "Um.. you gave me an assignment that isn't my job and doesn't need to be done."
The Boss replies, "I'm trying to take over another department by doing their work. Later I'll say their manager should report to me."
Dilbert says, "Could we at least pretend my job is useful?"
The Boss replies, "Don't I always?"
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
UM... YOU GAVE ME AN ASSIGNMENT THAT ISN'T MY JOB AND DOESN'T NEED TO BE DONE.
I'M TRYING TO TAKE OVER ANOTHER DEPARTMENT BY DOING THEIR WORK. LATER I'LL SAY THEIR MANAGER SHOULD REPORT TO ME.
COULD WE AT LEAST PRETEND MY JOB IS USEFUL?
DON'T I ALWAYS?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Art of Delegation"
Summary:
This comic strip humorously portrays a manager's attempt to delegate tasks to an employee, only to have the employee cleverly manipulate the situation to their advantage.
Panel 1: The manager hands the employee an assignment, saying, "You gave me an assignment that isn't my job and doesn't need to be done." The employee responds, "Um... you gave me an assignment that isn't my job and doesn't need to be done."
Panel 2: The manager tries to take over another department's work by doing their job, saying, "I'm trying to take over another department by doing their work. Later, I'll say their manager should report to me." The employee asks, "Could we at least pretend my job is useful?"
Panel 3: The employee responds, "Don't I always?" The manager is left speechless, realizing they have been outsmarted by their employee.
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