Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 28th March 2008

Dilbert//6922, first published eighteen years ago on Friday 28th March 2008

Tags

illusion of value meeting obvious maintain illusion business

Official transcript

It's obvious what I need to do next. "But I'll let you tell me so you can maintain the illusion of value."

"stop being this way."

"I saw that coming a mile away."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IT'S OBVIOUS WHAT I NEED TO DO NEXT.

BUT I'LL LET YOU TELL ME 50 YOU CAN MAINTAIN THE ILLUSION OF VALUE.

STOP BEING THIS WAY.

I SAW THAT COMING A MILE AWAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Coming a Mile Away"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with black hair, sitting at his desk, looking at a document. He says to his boss, "It's obvious what I need to do next." The boss responds, "But I'll let you tell me so you can maintain the illusion of value." Dilbert then says, "Stop being this way" and his boss replies, "I saw that coming a mile away."

The comic strip humorously highlights the dynamic between Dilbert and his boss, where the boss tries to maintain control and authority by making Dilbert believe he has autonomy, but ultimately undermines his own power by being predictable.

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