Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 28th June 2008

Dilbert//7014, first published eighteen years ago on Saturday 28th June 2008

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entire budget empire building work on trendy things vote to cut budget

Official transcript

Filling in for the Pointy-Haired Boss A man says, "Does your department need its entire budget this year?"

Dilbert says, "no, we'll waste most of it on empire building and appearing to work on trendy things."

The man says, "All in favor of cutting this guy's budget in half?"

Dilbert says, "I call do-over! Do-over!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

FILLING IN FOR THE POINTY-HAIRED BOSS DOES YOUR DEPARTMENT NEED ITS ENTIRE BUDGET THIS YEAR?

NO, WELL WASTE MOST OF IT ON EMPIRE BUILDING AND APPEARING TO WORK ON TRENDY THINGS.

ALL IN FAVOR OF CUTTING THIS GUY'S BUDGET IN HALF?

I CALL DO-OVER!

DO-OVER!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Filling in for the Pointy-Haired Boss"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where an employee is asked to present the department's budget for the year. The employee, who is filling in for the boss, responds by saying that the department needs its entire budget this year. The boss then asks if they can cut the budget in half, to which the employee responds with a sarcastic "Do-over!" The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a boss trying to cut costs and the employee's frustration with being asked to do so. It also highlights the absurdity of the situation and the employee's clever response.

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