Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 22nd April 2010

Dilbert//7677, first published sixteen years ago on Thursday 22nd April 2010

Tags

meeting definition of success slowing of failure rate of doing nothing improve business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "The company is happy to annouce that compaired to previous years, we improved our rate of revenue decline."

The Boss says, "We've been doing great since we redefined success as a slowing of failure."

The Boss says, "Moving on. Who has a status report?"

Wally says, "I improved my rate of doing nothing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE COMPANY IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS, WE IMPROVED OUR RATE OF REVENUE DECLINE.

WE'VE BEEN DOING GREAT SINCE WE REDEFINED SUCCESS AS A SLOWING OF FAILURE.

MOVING ON. WHO HAS A STATUS REPORT?

I IMPROVED MY RATE OF DOING NOTHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Rate of Doing Nothing"

Summary:

The comic strip features a company executive proudly announcing that the company has improved its rate of revenue decline. The other executives are skeptical, questioning how this can be considered a success. One executive asks who has a status report, and another responds that they've been doing great since they redefined success as a slowing of failure. The executive then claims to have improved their rate of doing nothing, implying that the company's lack of progress is now being celebrated. The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of celebrating failure and the tendency to redefine success in a way that makes it seem more palatable.

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