Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th November 2010

Dilbert//7876, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 7th November 2010

Tags

meeting slide show test waste of time arms out angry cranky data business

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I'd like to thank all of the people who helped design the technology test parameters."

Dilbert says, "Thanks to your input, the test had nothing in common with how things work in the real world."

Dilbert says, "So I wasted two weeks of my life on a test that is not only meaningless..."

Dilbert says, "...But alos dangerously misleading."

Dilbert says, "This slide shows the gap between the test results and reality."

The Boss says, "We'll use the test results anyway because it's the only data we have."

Dilbert says, "Fine. I hope you all choke to death on your lunches."

The Boss says, "Why's he so cranky?"

Wally says, "Something about data."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED DESIGN THE TECHNOLOGY TEST PARAMETERS.

THANKS TO YOUR INPUT, THE TEST HAD NOTHING IN COMMON WITH HOW THINGS WORK IN THE PEAL TRIODIO SO I WASTED TWO WEEKS OF MY LIFE ON A TEST THAT IS NOT ONLY MEANINGLESS...

.. BUT ALSO DANGEROUSLY MISLEADING.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE GAP BETWEEN THE TEST RESULTS AND REALITY.

WELL USE THE TEST RESULTS ANYWAY BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY DATA WE HAVE.

FINE. I HOPE YOU ALL CHOKE TO DEATH ON YOUR LUNCHES.

WHY'S HE SO CRANKY?

SOMETHING ABOUT DATA.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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