Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 27th April 2002

Dilbert//4760, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 27th April 2002

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management decision too distarcted make informed decison random no answer

Official transcript

Dilbert says to The Boss, "...And that's why I need a management decision."

The Boss says, "Hi, Bill!"

Dilbert says, "But you are too distracted to make an informed decision, so this will be random."

The Boss says, "Bob!"

Dilbert says, "And here it comes."

The Boss replies, "Would 'No' be an answer to anything you said?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

... AND THAT'S WHY I NEED A MANAGEMENT DECISION.

HI, BILL!

BUT YOU ARE TOO DISTRACTED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION, SO THIS WILL BE RANDOM.

BOB!

AND HERE IT COMES.

WOULD "NO" BE AN ANSWER TO ANYTHING YOU SAID?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Management Decision"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic commentary on corporate life. In this strip, Dilbert is approached by his manager, who asks for a management decision. Dilbert responds with a humorous and ironic answer, stating that he needs a management decision but is too distracted to make an informed decision, so it will be random.

The manager is satisfied with this response and asks for the decision, to which Dilbert replies, "NO" as an answer to anything he says. The manager is pleased with the response and asks for another decision, to which Dilbert again responds with "NO".

The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic nature of corporate decision-making and the often-irrelevant or unnecessary decisions that are made. It also highlights the absurdity of relying on random or uninformed decisions, rather than taking the time to gather relevant information and make a thoughtful choice. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the flaws in corporate decision-making processes.

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