Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th July 2005

Dilbert//5937, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 17th July 2005

Tags

wrong budget no probelms unrealitic failure deceptive forecstas believe the lie deception optimism few hours perfect budget

Official transcript

"This budget would only work if the project encountered no problems whatsoever."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS BUDGET WOULD ONLY WORK IF THE PROJECT ENCOUNTERED NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.

ALL PROJECTS HAVE UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS.

THEREFORE, THIS BUDGET IS ALMOST CERTAINLY WRONG.

LEADERS DO NOT PLAN FOR FAILURE.

DO LEADERS MAKE DECEPTIVE FORECASTS AND LATER ACT SHOCKED WHEN THINGS DON'T WORK OUT?

A LEADER FIRST MAKES HIMSELF BELIEVE THE LIE, THUS TURNING DECEPTION INTO AN INSPIRING FORM OF OPTIMISM. OBSERVE.

GAAA!!!

BELIEVE!

BELIEVE!

THE SWELLING WILL GO DOWN IN A FEW HOURS. THEN WELL HAVE A PERFECT BUDGET.

WHAT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Perfect Budget"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2005, features Dilbert and his boss, the Pointy-Haired Boss, discussing a budget for an upcoming project. The boss emphasizes that the budget is almost certainly wrong, but leaders do not plan for failure. Dilbert questions the logic of making deceptive forecasts, which can lead to unexpected problems. The boss responds by saying that a leader first makes himself believe the lie, turning deception into an inspiring form of optimism. Dilbert is skeptical, but the boss insists that the swelling will go down in a few hours, and they'll have a perfect budget. The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of leaders making unrealistic promises and using deception to achieve their goals.

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