Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 29th April 2010

Dilbert//7684, first published sixteen years ago on Thursday 29th April 2010

Tags

meeting project length add people months useless sit down business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "How long will your project take if I add two people?"

Dilbert says, "Add one month for training, one month for the extra complexity, and one month to deal with their drama."

The Boss says, "But after all of that?"

Dilbert says, "They'll be as useful as this meeting."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW LONG WILL YOUR PROJECT TAKE IF I ADD TWO PEOPLE?

ADD ONE MONTH FOR TRAINING, ONE MONTH FOR THE EXTRA COMPLEXITY, AND ONE MONTH TO DEAL WITH THEIR DRAMA.

BUT AFTER ALL OF THAT...

THEY'LL BE AS USEFUL AS THIS MEETING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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