Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th February 2005

Dilbert//5797, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 27th February 2005

Tags

deadline upcoming annual performance review finish on time agree to disagree no raise excuses disrespect for workers annual review not paying not fare wages

Official transcript

"Your project deadline is next month, and I can't imagine you finishing on time."

"So I dinged you on your annual performance review."

"But... I will finish on time."

"Well, let's agree to disagree.""What?!"

"You're basing my raise on what you IMAGINE I won't do in the furture!"

"Relax. If you do finish the project on time, I'll factor it into your next annual review."

"Well... Okay. I guess it all averages out."

One Year Later "Remember the project that I finished last year?"

"No. But the new one looks like it will be late."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR PROJECT DEADLINE IS NEXT MONTH.

AND I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU FINISHING ON TIME.

SO I DINGED YOU ON YOUR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

BUT... 1 WILL FINISH ON TIME.

I ALWAYS FINISH ON TIME.

WELL, LET'S AGREE TO DISAGREE.

WHAT?!!

YOU'RE BASING MY RAISE ON WHAT YOU IMAGINE I WONT DO IN THE FUTURE!

RELAX. IF YOU DO FINISH THE PROJECT ON TIME, I'LL FACTOR IT INTO YOUR NEXT ANNUAL REVIEW.

WELL... OKAY. I GUESS IT ALL AVERAGES OUT.

ONE YEAR LATER REMEMBER THE PROJECT THAT I FINISHED LAST YEAR?

NO. BUT THE NEW ONE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE LATE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Annual Review"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a humorous exchange between a manager and an employee during an annual performance review. The manager is portrayed as being overly critical and demanding, while the employee is shown to be frustrated and unimpressed.

Key Points:

• The manager expresses disappointment that the project deadline was not met next month, despite being aware of the deadline.
• The employee responds by pointing out that the manager has always finished on time and asks why the project cannot be completed in the same timeframe.
• The manager becomes defensive and dismissive, stating that the new project will be late regardless of the deadline.
• The employee expresses frustration with the manager's lack of accountability and sense of urgency.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of managers setting unrealistic expectations and then blaming employees for not meeting them.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.