Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th August 2007

Dilbert//6700, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 19th August 2007

Tags

changes pension plan company wide email read email compulsion details engineers brain best meeting humiliate boss called out

Official transcript

"I called this meeting to discuss the changes to the pension plan."

"We already saw the company-wide e-mail about the changes."

"And we're all engineers, so we understand the details better than you do."

"I'll bet you intend to waste our time by reading the e-mail to us."

"You can't stop yourself. it's some sort of compulsion."

"If you read that e-mail, it's proof that something is wrong with your brain."

"Can't...resist...reading...e-mail."

"Best meeting ever."

"GAAA!!!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CALLED THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE CHANGES TO THE PENSION PLAN.

WE ALREADY SAW THE COMPANY-WIDE EMAIL ABOUT THE CHANGES.

AND WE'RE ALL ENGINEERS, SO WE UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS BETTER THAN YOU DO.

I'LL BET YOU INTEND TO WASTE OUR TIME BY READING THE EMAIL TO US.

YOU CAN'T STOP YOURSELF. IT'S SOME SORT OF COMPULSION.

IF YOU READ THAT EMAIL, IT'S PROOF THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR BRAIN.

CANT.

RESIST.

READING..

EMAIL.

BEST MEETING EVER.

GAAA!!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "E-Mail: The Bane of Productivity"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where an engineer is frustrated with the company's excessive use of e-mail. The engineer argues that the time spent reading and responding to e-mails is wasted, and that the company should instead focus on more important tasks.

Key Points:

• The engineer is frustrated with the company's reliance on e-mail.
• The engineer believes that the time spent reading and responding to e-mails is wasted.
• The company should focus on more important tasks instead of wasting time on e-mail.

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