Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th September 2010

Dilbert//7820, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 12th September 2010

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Official transcript

The Boss says, "I need this room for my meeting."

Dilbert says, "Wouldn't it make more sense for you to get a different room since we're already here?"

The Boss says, "All of the conference rooms are booked."

Dilbert says, "Okay, then I guess we should compare the importance of your meeting versus this one."

The Boss says, "That's not how it works."

The Boss says, "Conference rooms go to the highest ranked manager."

Dilbert says, "It took me months to schedule this meeting!"

The Boss says, "Scram."

The Boss says, "The goal of this meeting is to figure out why nothing ever gets done around here."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED THIS ROOM FOR MY MEETING.

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com WOULDN'T IT MAKE MORE SENSE FOR YOU TO GET A DIFFERENT ROOM SINCE WE'RE ALREADY HERE?

ALL OF THE CONFERENCE ROOMS ARE BOOKED.

OKAY, THEN I GUESS WE SHOULD COMPARE THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR MEETING VERSUS THIS ONE.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.

CONFERENCE ROOMS GO TO THE HIGHEST RANKED MANAGER.

IT TOOK ME MONTHS TO SCHEDULE THIS MEETING!

SCRAM.

THE GOAL OF THIS MEETING IS TO FIGURE OUT WHY NOTHING EVER GETS DONE AROUND HERE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Conference Room Conundrum"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2010, revolves around a manager's struggle to schedule a meeting due to the unavailability of suitable conference rooms. The story unfolds as follows:

• The manager requests a conference room for a meeting but is informed that all rooms are booked.
• The manager suggests comparing the importance of the meeting to the room availability, only to be met with confusion and disinterest from the receptionist.
• The manager is left frustrated, stating that the goal of the meeting is to figure out why nothing gets done around here.

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of coordinating meetings and the absurdity of bureaucratic processes.

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