Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th September 2009

Dilbert//7449, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 6th September 2009

Tags

asking approval bureaucracy avoiding explaining disappearing

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "Can you approve this change?"

Woman says, "I'll have to run it by my corporate office."

Woman says, "And we're in merger talks, so they'll need to clear it with our future owners."

Woman says, "No one will know who should make the decision or what the right decision is."

Dilbert says, "When do you think you'll have an answer?"

Woman says, "Sometime between next week and whenever the earth is devoured by a gravitational singularity."

Woman says, "Meanwhile I will avoid your calls and e-mails by becoming a vapor."

Dilbert says, "You forgot the approval form."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU APPROVE THIS CHANGE?

I'LL HAVE TO RUN IT BY MY CORPORATE OFFICE.

AND WE'RE IN MERGER TALKS, SO THEYLL NEED TO CLEAR IT WITH OUR FUTURE OWNERS.

NO ONE WILL KNOW WHO SHOULD MAKE THE DECISION OR WHAT THE RIGHT DECISION IS.

WHEN DO YOU THINK YOULL HAVE AN ANSWER?

SOMETIME BETWEEN NEXT WEEK AND WHENEVER THE EARTH IS DEVOURED BY A GRAVITATIONAL SINGULARITY.

MEANWHILE I WILL AVOID YOUR CALLS AND EMAILS BY BECOMING A VAPOR.

YOU FORGOT THE APPROVAL FORM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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