Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st March 2009

Dilbert//7280, first published seventeen years ago on Saturday 21st March 2009

Tags

meeting deception lying confusion business

Official transcript

The boss says, "This is Phil, our new vice president of marginally legal activities."

The boss says, "He'll be leading the effort to make our user interfaces so confusing that people have to pay us for training."

Dilbert says, "We already do that unintentionally."

The boss says, "Sure, but we can't always rely on luck."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS PHIL, OUR NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF MARGINALLY LEGAL ACTIVITIES.

HELL BE LEADING THE EFFORT TO MAKE OUR USER INTERFACES SO CONFUSING THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY US FOR TRAINING.

WE ALREADY DO THAT UNINTENTIONALLY.

SURE, BUT WE CAN'T ALWAYS RELY ON LUCK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "User Interfaces"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around Phil, the new Vice President of Marginally Legal Activities, who is tasked with leading the effort to create user interfaces. However, he is met with resistance from his colleagues, who are concerned about the potential costs of training users on these new interfaces.

Key Points:

• Phil's introduction as the new Vice President of Marginally Legal Activities
• His goal of creating user interfaces
• Resistance from colleagues due to training costs
• Phil's response: "We already do that unintentionally" and "Sure, but we can't always rely on luck"
• The comic strip highlights the challenges of implementing new technology and the importance of considering user experience and training costs.

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