Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 22nd April 2002

Dilbert//4755, first published 24 years ago on Monday 22nd April 2002

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training budget slashed cancel class already paid appear smart while secretly stupid

Official transcript

The Boss says to Dilbert, "The training budget got slashed. You have to cancel your class."

Dilbert responds, "We already paid for the class."

The Boss replies, "We'll look bad if you go."

Dilbert says, "So, our plan is to appear smart while secretly being stupid?"

The Boss replies, "You can make anything sound bad."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE TRAINING BUDGET GOT SLASHED.

YOU HAVE TO CANCEL YOUR CLASS.

WE ALREADY PAID FOR THE CLASS.

WE'LL LOOK BAD IF YOU GO.

SO, OUR PLAN IS TO APPEAR SMART WHILE SECRETLY BEING STUPID?

YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING SOUND BAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Training Budget Got Slashed"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, as the main character. The storyline unfolds as follows:

• The training budget has been slashed, prompting the boss to instruct Dilbert to cancel his class.
• Dilbert is already paid for the class, but the boss insists that they will look bad if he goes ahead with it.
• Dilbert proposes a solution: he can make anything sound bad, implying that he can turn the class into a negative experience.
• The boss is impressed with Dilbert's suggestion and asks him to make anything sound bad.

Overall, the comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate decision-making and the creative ways employees might find to adapt to unexpected changes.

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