Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 9th February 2008

Dilbert//6874, first published eighteen years ago on Saturday 9th February 2008

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competition mocking salvage joy work five year plan

Official transcript

"Our competitors just made new five-year plan moot."

"While we were strategizing, they were doing something I believe they call 'work.'"

"On the plus side, I managed to salvage some joy by mocking you."

"Whatever you're doing stop it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR COMPETITORS JUST MADE OUR NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN MOOT.

WHILE WE WERE STRATEGIZING, THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING I BELIEVE THEY CALL "WORK." ON THE PLUS SIDE, I MANAGED TO SALVAGE SOME JOY BY MOCKING YOU WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, STOP IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Strategic Planning"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting between a group of coworkers and their boss. The boss announces that they have created a new five-year plan, which includes a "moot" (a formal discussion or debate). However, the coworkers are skeptical and unenthusiastic about the plan, with one of them sarcastically suggesting that they "strategize" by doing nothing.

The boss becomes defensive and angry, accusing the coworkers of mocking him and not taking the plan seriously. He demands that they stop their "joy by mocking" and instead focus on implementing the plan.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of companies creating elaborate strategic plans that are often ignored or disregarded by employees. It also highlights the tension that can arise between management and employees when there is a mismatch between the company's goals and the employees' priorities.

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