Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th May 2004

Dilbert//5503, first published 22 years ago on Sunday 9th May 2004

Tags

attend meeting mandatory meeting meeting mandatory approval bending rules handed out cash

Official transcript

"Can I talk to you after the mandatory meeting?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN I TALK TO YOU AFTER THE MANDATORY MEETING?

WHOA! WHOA! I DIDN'T GIVE YOU APPROVAL TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.

THE MEETING IS MANDATORY.

APPROVAL IS MANNATADY OKAY, WHATEVER.

MAY I GO TO THE MANDATORY

ALL REQUESTS MUST BE IN WRITING.

IT'S MANDATORY!!!

MAN-DUH-TORY!!!!

TOO.

IF PEOPLE START BENDING THE RULES.

BEFORE LONG, MURDER WILL BE LEGAL.

THAT WAS THE FINEST MANDATORY MEETING I'VE EVER ATTENDED!

THEY HANDED OUT CASH!| SHUT UP .

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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