Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th February 2008

Dilbert//6882, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 17th February 2008

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argument assignment boss cubicle less is more more is less not interchangable wrong pharsing

Official transcript

"Here's your assignment. Do it! Do it! Do it, you idiot!"

"What kind of management is that?"

"That's called tough love."

"Tough love only makes sense if I am doing something wrong and refuse to change."

"Well, sometimes more is less."

"The saying it 'less is more,' not 'more is less.'"

"If less equals more, then more must equal less. Duh."

"This is the part where you usually refuse to admit you are wrong."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S YOUR ASSIGNMENT. DO IT! DO IT!

DO IT, YOU IDIOT!

WHAT KIND OF MANAGEMENT IS THAT?

THAT'S CALLED TOUGH LOVE.

TOUGH LOVE ONLY MAKES SENSE IF I AM DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND REFUSE TO CHANGE.

WELL, SOMETIMES MORE IS LESS.

THE SAYING IS 'LESS IS MORE," NOT "MORE IS LESS." IF LESS EQUALS MORE, THEN MORE MUST EQUAL LESS.

DUH.

THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU USUALLY REFUSE TO ADMIT YOU ARE WRONG.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Tough Love" and features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on workplace life.

Summary:

In this comic strip, Dilbert's boss assigns him an impossible task, asking him to do it "more" or "less". Dilbert is frustrated by the ambiguous instructions and decides to play a prank on his boss by doing the task "more" and "less" at the same time. The boss is confused by Dilbert's actions and asks him to explain what he means by "more" and "less". Dilbert responds by saying that sometimes more is less, and less is more, implying that the boss is being too vague and unclear in his instructions. The boss is taken aback by Dilbert's response and realizes that he has been too vague in his expectations. The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of managers giving unclear or unrealistic instructions to their employees, and the frustration that can result from such behavior.

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