Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th December 2010

Dilbert//7918, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 19th December 2010

Tags

feel empowered forgot buy in poorly conceived project destroy from inside not empowered old system

Official transcript

The Boss says, "I want all of you to feel empowered on this project."

Dilbert says, "You forgot to get our buy- in before you empowered us."

The Boss says, "I'll get your buy-in later."

Wally says, "It's far too late for that."

Wally says, "I'm going to use my empowerment to destroy this poorly conceived project from the inside!"

The Boss says, "Don't do that!"

Dilbert says, "So... now you're saying we're not empowered to do what we think is best?"

Alice says, "Can we go back to our old system where we're afraid to make decisions and you're never available?"

Alice says, "Your eyes say, 'Yes.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT ALL OF YOU TO FEEL EMPOWERED ON THIS PROJECT.

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com YOU FORGOT TO GET OUR BUY-IN BEFORE YOU EMPOWERED US.

I'LL GET YOUR BUY-IN LATER.

IT'S FAR TOO LATE FOR I'M GOING TO USE MY EMPOWERMENT TO DESTROY THIS POORLY CONCEIVED PROJECT FROM THE DON'T DO THAT!

SO... NOW YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT EMPOWERED TO DO WHAT WE THINK IS BEST?

THAT.

INOLUE!

CAN WE GO BACK TO OUR OLD SYSTEM WHERE WE'RE AFRAID TO MAKE DECISIONS AND YOU'RE NEVER AVAILABLE?

YOUR EYES, SAY, "YES.

CHED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Empowerment Overload"

Summary:

The comic strip follows Dilbert, a white office chair, as he is empowered by his boss, who is a balding man with a mustache. The boss promises to empower Dilbert, but instead, he gives him a buy-in, which Dilbert is forced to get from his coworkers. Dilbert's coworkers are also given buy-ins, and they are all forced to get them from each other. This creates a cycle of empowerment that ultimately leads to no one being empowered.

The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of empowerment and the ways in which it can be used to manipulate and control others. It suggests that true empowerment is not about giving people power, but rather about giving them the freedom to make their own decisions and take responsibility for their actions.

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