Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th January 2008
Dilbert//6847, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 13th January 2008
Tags
boss request help coworker own work projects projects suffer time management
Official transcript
"Dilbert, I need you to help Ted on his project."
"If Ted's project succeeds, who will get the credit?"
"Ted will. It's his project."
"What if it fails?"
"That would be your fault for not helping him enough."
"If I spend my time helping Ted, my own projects will suffer."
"The only way this makes sense is if my projects are unimportant and so am I."
"If it makes you feel any better, Ted and his projects are unimportant too."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
, I NEED YOU TO HELP TED ON HIS PROJECT.
IF TED'S PROJECT SUCCEEDS, WHO WILL GET THE CREDIT?
TED WILL. IT'S HIS PROJECT.
WHAT IF IT FAILS?
THAT WOULD BE YOUR FAULT FOR NOT HELPING HIM ENOUGH.
IF I SPEND MY TIME HELPING TED, MY OWN PROJECTS WILL SUFFER.
THE ONLY WAY THIS MAKES SENSE IS IF MY PROJECTS ARE UNIMPORTANT AND SO AM I.
IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER, TED AND HIS PROJECT ARE UNIMPORTANT TOO.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Unimportant Projects"
Summary:
The comic strip follows a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, Ted, about a project. The conversation is presented in a series of 8 panels, with each panel showing a different stage of the conversation.
- Panel 1: Dilbert asks Ted for help on his project.
- Panel 2: Ted agrees to help, but only if Dilbert's project succeeds and he gets credit.
- Panel 3: Dilbert asks if Ted's project will succeed, and Ted responds that it will.
- Panel 4: Dilbert asks if Ted will get credit if his project fails, and Ted responds that he will.
- Panel 5: Dilbert asks if it makes sense for him to help Ted if his own projects will suffer, and Ted responds that it does.
- Panel 6: Dilbert asks if it makes him feel any better if his projects are unimportant, and Ted responds that it does.
- Panel 7: Dilbert asks if his projects are unimportant, and Ted responds that they are.
- Panel 8: Dilbert asks if it makes him feel any better that his projects are unimportant, and Ted responds that it does.
Overall, the comic strip suggests that Dilbert is struggling with feelings of inadequacy and unimportance, and that his boss, Ted, is not providing much support or encouragement. The conversation highlights the challenges of working on unimportant projects and the impact it can have on one's self-esteem.
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