Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd June 2007
Dilbert//6623, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 3rd June 2007
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ceo's meeting boos dilbert status on technology platform migration nothing to hide 100 drunken clowns beed in their underpants decline in morale pretending tow ork get fired hide things
Official transcript
CEO Meeting "I brought Dilbert in case you have any technical questions."
"What's the status on the technology platform migration project?"
"Be completely honest. We have nothing to hide."
"Well, okay."
"The project is like a hundred drunken clowns with bees in their underpants."
"I expect the decline in morale to lead to violence."
"Most of us are only pretending to work while secretly hoping the project gets canceled after you get fired by the board."
"It turns out that we did have a few things to hide."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
CEO MEETING I BROUGHT DILBERT IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM MIGRATION PROJECT?
BE COMPLETELY HONEST. WE HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE.
WELL, OKAY.
THE PROJECT IS LIKE A HUNDRED DRUNKEN CLOWNS WITH BEES IN THEIR UNDERPANTS.
I EXPECT THE DECLINE IN MORALE TO LEAD TO VIOLENCE.
MOST OF US ARE ONLY PRETENDING TO WORK WHILE SECRETLY HOPING THE PROJECT GETS CANCELED AFTER YOU GET FIRED BY THE BOARD.
IT TURNS OUT THAT WE DID HAVE A FEW THINGS TO HIDE.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Form Migration Project"
Summary:
The comic strip depicts a meeting between the CEO and Dilbert, where the CEO discusses the status of the "Form Migration Project." Dilbert is skeptical about the project's progress, as he believes it is a "hundred drunken clowns with bees in their underpants." The CEO responds by stating that the project is "completely honest" and that they have "nothing to hide." However, Dilbert is unconvinced and suggests that the project is merely pretending to work while secretly hoping it gets canceled after being fired by the board.
The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate world and the often-hypocritical language used by executives to downplay or obscure the true nature of projects. It highlights the disconnect between what executives say and what they actually do, and the tendency for them to use buzzwords and jargon to mask their lack of progress or competence. Overall, the comic strip uses humor to comment on the absurdities of corporate culture and the ways in which executives often prioritize appearances over reality.
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