Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th August 2009

Dilbert//7442, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 30th August 2009

Tags

meeting question ridiculous serious confused annoyed vendor stupidity business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Is there any risk that the new software will erase our data?"

Dilbert says, "Um?No."

The boss says, "Did you ask the vendor that question?"

Dilbert says, "Well, no, I?"

The boss says, "Then you can't be sure, can you?"

Dilbert says, "We outsource our payroll service. The payroll data isn't even on our servers."

The boss says, "Isn't everything connected to everything else by the internet?"

Dilbert says, "You want me to ask our vendor if his software will hunt down our payroll data from across the internet and try to kill it?"

Dilbert says, "And you think he might say yes?"

The boss says, "Better safe than sorry."

Later that day Man says, "Yes, sometimes it does that. You're the first to ask."

Dilbert thinks, "Shoot me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IS THERE ANY RISK THAT THE NEW SOFTWARE WILL ERASE OUR PAYROLL DATA?

UM...

NO.

DID YOU ASK THE VENDOR THAT QUESTION?

WELL, NO, ITHEN YOU CAN'T BE SURE, CAN YOU?

WE OUTSOURCE OUR PAYROLL SERVICE.

THE PAYROLL DATA ISN'T EVEN ON OUR SERVERS.

ISN'T EVERYTHING CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING ELSE BY THE INTERNET?

YOU WANT ME TO ASK OUR VENDOR IF HIS SOFTWARE WILL HUNT DOWN OUR PAYROLL DATA FROM ACROSS THE INTERNET AND TRY TO KILL IT?

AND YOU THINK HE YES?

BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.

LATER THAT DAY YES, SOMETIMES IT DOES THAT. YOU'RE THE FIRST TO ASK.

SHOOT ME.

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