Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 25th July 2010

Dilbert//7771, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 25th July 2010

Tags

project transfer honesty truth limbo cube sad flashy sexy

Official transcript

The Boss says, "I?m glad your project was transferred to my department, Ronald."

The Boss says, "Your project is flashy! It's sexy!"

The Boss says, "But it's not worth funding because the revenue projections are puny."

The Boss says, "Until something changes, you'll be in the limbo cube."

The Boss says, "I'll trot you out whenever a customer or an executive visits."

The Boss says, "You can show your sexy-flashy powerpoint slides while dreaming of being relevant."

The Boss says, "If you work hard, someday you'll be totally forgotten."

The Boss says, "Did you know that honesty makes people sad?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M GLAD YOUR PROJECT WAS TRANSFERRED TO MY DEPARTMENT, RONALD.

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com YOUR PROJECT IS FLASHY! IT'S SEXY!

BUT IT'S NOT WORTH FUNDING BECAUSE THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE PUNY.

UNTIL SOMETHING CHANGES, YOULL BE IN THE LIMBO CUBE.

I'LL TROT YOU OUT WHENEVER A CUSTOMER OR AN EXECUTIVE VISITS YOU CAN SHOW YOUR SEXY-FLASHY POWERPOINT SLIDES WHILE DREAMING OF BEING RELEVANT.

IF YOU WORK HARD, SOMEDAY YOULL BE TOTALLY FORGOTTEN.

LIMBo DID YOU KNOW THAT HONESTY MAKES PEOPLE SAD?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Limbo Cube"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2010, revolves around a project transfer meeting. The scene unfolds with the project's creator, Ronald, presenting his work to his new department head, who is unimpressed. The head suggests that the project's funding is not justified due to its lack of revenue projections, and it will be placed in the "limbo cube" until further changes are made.

The comic strip satirically portrays the challenges of working in a corporate environment, where creativity and innovation may be undervalued or overlooked in favor of more practical or profitable projects. The "limbo cube" serves as a humorous metaphor for the bureaucratic red tape that can hinder progress and stifle creativity.

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