Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th February 2007

Dilbert//6504, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 4th February 2007

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assigning balme eventual failure wrong vendor alienate the client rendered mott by noncompoops

Official transcript

"I'd like to kick off the project by assigning blame for its eventual failure."

"Shouldn't we do that after the project is over?"

"I see no reason to wait."

"Well...okay."

"Our boss will make us use the wrong vendor."

"Wally won't do any work. Alice will alienate the client, and Ted is generally worthless."

"In summary, my excellent work will be rendered moot by nincompoops."

"Do you even work here?"

"No, I was just in the neighborhood."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'D LIKE TO KICK OFF THE PROJECT BY ASSIGNING BLAME FOR ITS EVENTUAL FAILURE.

SHOULDN'T WE DO THAT AFTER THE PROJECT IS OVER?

I SEE NO REASON TO WAIT.

WELL...

OKAY.

OUR BOSS WILL MAKE US USE THE WRONG VENDOR.

WALLY WON'T DO ANY WORK. ALICE WILL AND TAD IS GENERANTY WORTHLESS.

IN SUMMARY, MY EXCELLENT WORK WILL BE RENDERED MOOT BY NINCOMPOOPS.

DO YOU EVEN WORK HERE?

NO, I WAS JUST IN THE NEIGHBOR HOOD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Project's Inevitable Failure"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a meeting where a boss assigns blame for an impending project failure, despite it not having started yet. The team is confused and frustrated by this approach. The boss's behavior is met with skepticism and criticism from the team, who question the logic of assigning blame before the project has even begun. The comic strip highlights the absurdity of the situation and the team's frustration with their boss's management style.

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