Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th November 2002

Dilbert//4964, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 17th November 2002

Tags

indecion intense pressure impossible before deadline layers of management

Official transcript

Dilbert is giving a presentation. He says, "The original schedule looked like this..."

Dilbert points to a slide and says, "One month for a management decision and one year to do the project."

The Boss, Wally, and Alice listen as Dilbert continues, "The revised schedule is this..."

Dilbert continues, "One year of indecision followed by intense pressure to do the impossible before the deadline."

Dilbert passes a box of 3-D glasses and says, "Now if you'll each take a pair of 3-D glasses..."

Dilbert continues, "You can see the layers of management incompetence practically jump out at you."

Dilbert hands out cards and says, "Now scratch one of these scented cards to sniff the unmistakable odor of doom."

Wally and Alice are suffering from the smell. The Boss says, "I don't smell anything. Is mine broken?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE LOOKED LIKE THIS...

ONE MONTH FOR A MANAGEMENT DECISION AND ONE YEAR TO DO THE PROJECT.

THE REVISED SCHEDULE IS THIS...

ONE YEAR OF INDECISION FOLLOWED BY INTENSE PRESSURE TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE BEFORE THE NOW IF YOU'LL EACH TAKE A PAIR OF 3-D GLASSES...

DO YOU CAN SEE THE LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT INCOMPETENCE PRACTICALLY JUMP OUT AT YOU.

NOW SCRATCH ONE OF THESE SCENTED CARDS TO SNIFF THE UNMISTAKABLE ODOR OF DOOM.

DEADLINE.

WAY I DON'T SMELL ANYTHING. IS MINE BROKEN?

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