Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 19th October 2002

Dilbert//4935, first published 24 years ago on Saturday 19th October 2002

Tags

impossible assignment right place reword objectives match analyzed feasibility project discontinue

Official transcript

Dilbert is home in his bathrobe. He says to Dogbert, "Can you help me weasel out of an impossible assignment?"

Dogbert replies, "You came to the right place."

Dogbert continues, "Gradually reword the objectives of the project until one day they match what you've already done."

Headline: Six Months Later. Dilbert says to The Boss, "I successfully analyzed the feasibility of discontinuing the project."

The Boss responds, "Success!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU HELP ME WEASEL OUT OF AN IMPOSSIBLE ASSIGNMENT?

YOU CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

GRADUALLY REWORD THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT UNTIL ONE DAY THEY MATCH WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE.

SIX MONTHS LATER I SUCCESSFULLY ANALYZED THE FEASIBILITY OF DISCONTINUING THE PROJECT.

SUCCESS!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Project Reversal"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, where Dilbert asks for help with an impossible assignment.
• The boss responds by rewording the objectives of the project until they match what Dilbert has already done.
• Six months later, Dilbert successfully analyzes the feasibility of discontinuing the project, and his boss congratulates him on his success.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucratic red tape and the way it can lead to unnecessary delays and inefficiencies.
• It also pokes fun at the tendency of managers to reword objectives to make them sound more impressive, rather than actually achieving anything meaningful.
• The punchline about Dilbert successfully analyzing the feasibility of discontinuing the project is a clever commentary on the way projects often drag on indefinitely due to lack of clear goals or direction.

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