Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th April 2003

Dilbert//5104, first published 23 years ago on Sunday 6th April 2003

Tags

dismissal email foloowed found pen human resources layoffs mass email sent missed bid deadline not enough bandwidth business

Official transcript

Carol is sitting at her desk. She picks up a pen and thinks, "Who left their pen at my desk?"

Carol continues to think, "I'd better send out a companywide e-mail to find out."

A coworker responds to Carol's e-mail, "I can't believe you're wasting everyone's time with this!"

Alice types, "Stop using the 'reply to all' feature you morons!"

Carol looks down at the pen again and thinks, "Wait.. I think this might be my pen. I'd better send a correction."

Dilbert sits across from the Boss. Dilbert says, "We missed a bid deadline because our e-mail system was overloaded."

The Boss thinks, "Layoffs."

The Boss hands Carol a piece of paper and says, "Send this list to Human Resources."

Carol exclaims, "Do I look like I'm made of time?!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHO LEFT THEIR PEN MY DESK?

I'D BETTER SEND A COMPANYWIDE EMAIL TO FIND OUT.

IT'S BLUE, WITH BLACK INK. IT'S APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR OLD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE WASTING EVERYONE'S TIME WITH THIS!

STOP USING THE "REPLY TO ALL" FEATURE, YOU MORONS!

WAIT...I THINK THIS MIGHT BE MY PEN. I'D BETTER SEND A CORRECTION.

SEND WE MISSED A BID DEADLINE BECAUSE OUR EMAIL SYSTEM WAS OVERLOADED.

LAYOFFS.

SEND THIS LIST TO HUMAN RESOURCES.

DO I LOOK LIKE I'M MADE OF TIME?!!

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