Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th January 2007

Dilbert//6483, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 14th January 2007

Tags

actual meeting day after meeting pre meeting thursday evil underpaid

Official transcript

Did you set up my pre-meeting for Wednesday? "Yes. It's on Thursday."

"You scheduled my pre-meeting for the day after the meeting?"

"That was the only day that everyone could make it."

"There's no point in having a pre-meeting after the actual meeting."

"Sure there is. You can talk about how much better the meeting would have been if you had been prepared."

"Here comes the pointy-haired boss. You'd better scurry away before he gives you more work."

"There's a fine line between evil and underpaid."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU SET UP MY PRE-MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY?

YES. IT'S ON THURSDAY.

YOU SCHEDULED MY PRE-MEETING FOR THE DAY AFTER THE MEETING?

THAT WAS THE ONLY DAY THAT EVERYONE COULD MAKE IT.

THERE'S NO POINT IN HAVING A PRE- MEETING AFTER THE ACTUAL MEETING.

SURE THERE IS. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH BETTER THE MEETING WOULD HAVE BEEN IF YOU HAD BEEN PREPARED HERE COMES THE POINTY-HAIRED BOSS. YOU'D BETTER SCURRY AWAY BEFORE HE GIVES YOU MORE WORK.

THERE'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN EVIL AND UNDER PAID.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Fine Line Between Evil and Underpaid"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2007, revolves around a Dilbert character's pre-meeting preparations. The conversation begins with a question about setting up a pre-meeting for Wednesday, followed by a discussion on the purpose of such meetings. The Dilbert character expresses frustration with the lack of clarity regarding the meeting's objectives and the time wasted on unnecessary preparations. The conversation takes a turn when the boss suggests that the character is better off scurrying away before giving more work, implying that the character is underpaid and underappreciated. The strip concludes with the Dilbert character contemplating the fine line between being evil and being underpaid.

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