Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th September 2005

Dilbert//5986, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 4th September 2005

Official transcript

"The trouble started when you insisted on giving inspirational names to the conference rooms."

"I scheduled a project meeting for the 'Quality' room and no one knew where to go."

"Some people ended up in the 'Teamwork' room while others went to the 'Excellence' room."

"By the time we sorted it all out, someone else was scheduled to use our conference room."

"Then it took three weeks to schedule another meeting when everyone could make it."

"But half of the team went to the 'Action' room and sat there while we waited for them in the 'Good Planning' room."

"I thought this was the budget meeting."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE TROUBLE STARTED WHEN YOU INSISTED ON GIVING INSPIRATIONAL NAMES TO THE CONFERENCE ROOMS.

I SCHEDULED A PROJECT MEETING FOR THE "QUALITY" ROOM AND NO ONE KNEW WHERE TO GO.

SOME PEOPLE ENDED UP IN THE "TEAMWORK" ROOM WHILE OTHERS WENT TO THE "EXCELLENCE" ROOM.

BY THE TIME WE SORTED IT ALL OUT, SOMEONE ELSE WAS SCHEDULED TO USE OUR CONFERENCE THEN IT TOOK THREE WEEKS TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER MEETING WHEN EVERYONE COULD MAKE IT.

BUT HALF OF THE TEAM WENT TO THE "ACTION" ROOM AND SAT THERE WHILE WE WAITED FOR THEM IN THE "GOOD PLANNING" ROOM.

ROOM.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE BUDGET MEETING.

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