Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 21st May 2007

Dilbert//6610, first published nineteen years ago on Monday 21st May 2007

Official transcript

"You have a pattern of raising no objections to plans and later acting as if you opposed them from the start."

"I hope to thwart you by asking you to sign off on this plan in writing."

"Ooh, if only you had asked me before my hands got stuck in these coffee mugs."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU HAVE A PATTERN OF RAISING NO OBJECTIONS TO PLANS AND LATER ACTING AS IF YOU OPPOSED THEM FROM THE START.

I HOPE TO THWART YOU BY ASKING YOU TO SIGN OFF ON THIS PLAN IN WRITING.

OOH, IF ONLY YOU HAD ASKED ME BEFORE MY HANDS GOT STUCK IN THESE COFFEE MUGS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Procrastination"

Summary:

This Dilbert comic strip humorously portrays the common workplace scenario where an employee is reluctant to start a task. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• The boss asks the employee to sign off on a plan in writing.
• The employee responds by asking the boss to sign off on the plan first, citing that he only has one hand free due to holding a coffee mug.
• The boss is amused by the employee's creative excuse and agrees to sign off on the plan.

The comic strip pokes fun at the employee's attempt to delay starting work and the boss's willingness to play along. It highlights the lighthearted and humorous side of office interactions.

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