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

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