Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th February 2006

Dilbert//6161, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 26th February 2006

Official transcript

"Why is your project months behind?"

"I still don't have the user's requirements because she's a complete nut job."

"It's your job to manage that process!"

"I complained to her boss, who promptly misinterpreted the problem and ordered her to work on the wrong stuff."

"Then every member of her family got a serious illness. Then she got called to jury duty."

"She promised to give me the requirements this afternoon."

"It was too hard to come up with my own requirements, so I just copied the requirements from another product."

"Is the other product similar to what you want?"

"Where are you going with this?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY IS YOUR PROJECT FOUR MONTHS BEHIND?

I STILL DON'T HAVE THE USER'S REQUIRE MENTS BECAUSE SHE'S A COMPLETE NUT JOB.

IT'S YOUR JOB TO MANAGE THAT PROCESS!

I COMPLAINED TO HER BOSS, WHO PROMPTLY MISINTERPRETED THE PROBLEM AND ORDERED HER TO WORK ON THE 1. ID ANG CTLICE THEN EVERY MEMBER OF HER FAMILY GOT A SERIOUS ILLNESS.

THEN SHE GOT CALLED TO JURY DUTY.

SHE PROMISED TO GIVE ME THE REQUIREMENTS THIS AFTERNOON.

IT WAS TOO HARD TO COME UP WITH MY OWN REQUIREMENTS, 50 I JUST COPIED THE REQUIREMENTS FROM ANOTHER PRODUCT.

IS THE OTHER PRODUCT SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WANT?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH THIS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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