Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 15th January 2011

Dilbert//7945, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 15th January 2011

Tags

cruelty managers & supervisors couldn't be worse bad idea funny project is bad idea business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "How's everything going?"

Dilbert says, "It couldn't be worse."

Dilbert says, "I was the only person who said this project is a bad idea. Then you assigned it to me."

The Boss says, "It's funnier when I make them say it."

Dilbert says, "Grrrr"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?

IT COULDN'T BE WORSE.

I WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO SAID THIS PROJECT IS A BAD IDEA. THEN YOU ASSIGNED IT TO ME.

IT'S FUNNIER WHEN I MAKE THEM SAY IT GRRRR

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Funnier You Say It"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between a boss and his employee, where the boss assigns a project to the employee and says, "It's funnier when I make them say it."
• The employee is confused and asks, "How's everything going?" to which the boss responds, "It couldn't be worse."
• The employee is then assigned the project, and the boss tells him, "I was the only person who said this project is a bad idea. Then you assigned it to me."
• The employee is left frustrated and confused, wondering why he was assigned the project despite the boss's negative opinion of it.

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