Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 9th March 2008

Dilbert//6903, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 9th March 2008

Tags

online budget approval process making changes classes approval process budget varience broken system charges cubicle billable project exaggerating accomplishments

Official transcript

"Out online budget approval system isn't working."

"There's a process for making changes to the system, but I don't know it."

"I could take a class to learn the process, but there's also a process for approving classes."

"I could learn the process for approving classes, but I'd still need approval for a budget variance to take the class."

"And I can't get that because the online budget approval system is broken."

"I can't even have this conversation because it will make me charge too much of my engineering time to administrative overhead."

"So I'll go sit in my cubicle and pretend to be thinking about a billable project."

"It looks like I'll be exaggerating my accomplishments again this year."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR ONLINE BUDGET APPROVAL SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING.

THERE'S A PROCESS FOR MAKING CHANGES TO THE SYSTEM, BUT I DON'T KNOW IT.

I COULD TAKE A CLASS TO LEARN THE PROCESS, BUT THERE'S ALSO A PROCESS FOR APPROVING CLASSES.

I COULD LEARN THE PROCESS FOR APPROVING CLASSES, BUT ID STILL NEED APPROVAL FOR A BUDGET VARIANCE TO TAKE THE CLASS.

AND I CAN'T GET THAT BECAUSE THE ONLINE BUDGET APPROVAL SYSTEM IS BROKEN.

I CAN'T EVEN HAVE THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE ME CHARGE TOO MUCH OF MY ENGINEERING TIME TO ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD.

SO I'LL GO SIT IN MY CUBICLE AND PRETEND TO BE THINKING ABOUT A BILLABLE PROJECT.

IT LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE EXAGGERATING MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AGAIN THIS YEAR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Budgeting Variance"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Dilbert, an engineer, who is frustrated with the online budget approval system. He expresses his concerns to his boss, pointing out that the system is broken and inefficient. The boss acknowledges the issue but suggests that Dilbert learn the process for approving classes, which he believes will make him charge too much time to administrative overhead.

Dilbert is skeptical and decides to go to his cubicle to think about a billable project. However, he is interrupted by his boss, who asks him to exaggerate his accomplishments again this year. The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and the challenges of navigating complex systems.

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