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
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Meeting"
Summary:
- The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic and humorous take on office life.
- The conversation between Dilbert and his boss highlights the absurdity of meetings and the lack of productivity they often bring.
- The boss asks how long it will take to complete a project if Dilbert adds two people to the team, implying that more people will somehow speed up the process.
- Dilbert responds by saying that adding one month for training, one month for extra complexity, and one month to deal with their drama will be useful as this meeting.
- The punchline is that the meeting itself is the main purpose of adding more people to the team, rather than actually completing the project.
- The comic strip pokes fun at the common experience of attending meetings that seem to serve no purpose other than to fill time and justify the presence of additional team members.
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