Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 22nd March 2003

Dilbert//5089, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 22nd March 2003

Tags

work requirements cleverly hide comptenece workflow

Official transcript

Dilbert says to The Boss, "I can't start the project because the user won't give me his requirements."

The Boss replies, "Start making something anyway. Otherwise we'll look unhelpful."

Dilbert says, "So, our plan is to cleverly hide our competence."

The Boss responds, "You think too much."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T START THE PROJECT BECAUSE THE USER WON'T GIVE ME HIS REQUIREMENTS.

START MAKING SOMETHING ANYWAY.

OTHERWISE WE'LL LOOK UNHELPFUL.

SO, OUR PLAN IS TO CLEVERLY HIDE OUR COMPETENCE.

YOU THINK TOO MUCH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hiding Competence"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a boss and an employee, highlighting the absurdity of hiding one's competence in the workplace.

• The boss claims he can't start a project because the user won't provide requirements.
• The employee suggests starting anyway, despite the lack of requirements, and the boss agrees.
• The boss then reveals his plan to cleverly hide his competence, implying that he will pretend to be incompetent to avoid taking responsibility for the project's success or failure.
• The employee is skeptical, pointing out that the boss's plan is too much and will likely backfire.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of hiding one's competence in the workplace, often due to fear of being seen as arrogant or overconfident.

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