Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 24th May 2003

Dilbert//5152, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 24th May 2003

Tags

focus on execution excuse poepl look like accident two hours long meetings

Official transcript

The Boss' boss shakes his finger at The Boss and says, "You've got to focus on execution!"

The Boss is puzzled. The Boss says to Catbert, "I think he wants me to execute people."

Catbert responds, "Make it look like an accident."

The Boss announces at a meeting, "From now on, my staff meetings will be two hours long."

Alice and Wally sob.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'VE GOT TO FOCUS ON EXECUTION!

I THINK HE WANTS EXECUTE PEOPLE.

MAKE IT LOOK LIKE AN ACCIDENT.

FROM NOW ON, MY STAFF MEETINGS WILL BE TWO HOURS LONG.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Focus on Execution"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with dark hair, wearing a brown suit and tie.
• The strip is divided into three panels, each with a different color background:
  • Panel 1: Blue background, featuring a man in a brown suit and tie saying, "You've got to focus on execution!"
  • Panel 2: Light blue background, showing a red creature with large eyes and a long tail, saying, "I think he wants me to execute people."
  • Panel 3: Yellow background, depicting a man in a pink jacket and white shirt saying, "Make it look like an accident."
• The final panel reveals that the man in the pink jacket is a woman, who adds, "From now on, my staff meetings will be two hours long."

Overall: The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of focusing on execution and the absurdity of corporate culture.

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