Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 20th May 2005

Dilbert//5879, first published 21 years ago on Friday 20th May 2005

Tags

important month to fisnish last minute unreasonable deadline freaky part

Official transcript

"Asok, this is important but you have month to finish it."

"I'll start right away."

"It's smarter to wait until the last minute and then make a big show of how harding you're woring to meet the unreasonable deadline."

"You said that right in front of him."

"It's still work that's the freaky party."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ASOK, THIS 15 IMPORTANT, BUT YOU HAVE A MONTH TO FINISH IT.

I'LL START RIGHT AWAY.

IT'S SMARTER TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE AND THEN MAKE A BIG SHOW OF HOW HARD YOU'RE WORKING TO MEET THE UNREASONABLE DEADLINE.

YOU SAID THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.

ITLL STILL WORK.

THAT'S THE FREAKY PART.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unreasonable Deadline"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, Asok.
• Asok informs Dilbert that he has one month to complete a task, but Dilbert is skeptical and asks for more time.
• Asok refuses, stating that he will still work on the task despite its unreasonability.
• Dilbert is frustrated and asks if he can start right away, but Asok responds that he will start working on it "freaky part" first.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of unrealistic deadlines and the frustration that comes with them.

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