Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th January 2011
Dilbert//7960, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 30th January 2011
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laziness lying work ethic wasting time options two options truth or lie pin blame faster to hear lie document is perfect assign balme later say misinterpreted
Official transcript
Woman says, "Dilbert, your boss asked me to get your input on this."
Dilbert says, "Absolutely, Ruth."
Dilbert says, "We have two options for wasting our time here."
Dilbert says, "Option one: I could tell you all of the things you should change, and you could ignore me as usual."
Dilbert says, "Option two: I could lie, and tell you that everything is perfect."
Woman says, "I prefer the lie. That way I can pin some blame on you if things go bad."
Dilbert says, "Excellent choice. It's faster, and I can later say I was misinterpreted."
Dilbert says, "Okay then, I declare that your document is perfect, under a certain set of assumptions that I won't list."
The Boss says, "Did you help Ruth?"
Dilbert says, "I'll say yes, but it's sort of a gray area."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com DILBERT, YOUR BOSS ASKED ME TO GET YOUR INPUT ABSOLUTELY, RUTH.
WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR WASTING OUR TIME HERE.
OPTION ONE: I COULD TELL YOU ALL OF THE THINGS YOU SHOULD CHANGE, AND YOU COULD IGNORE ME AC LISHJAI OPTION TWO: I COULD LIE, AND TELL YOU THAT EVERYTHING IS PERFECT.
I PREFER THE LIE.
THAT WAY I CAN PIN SOME BLAME ON YOU IF THINGS GO BAD.
EXCELLENT CHOICE.
IT'S FASTER, AND I CAN LATER SAY I WAS MISINTERPRETED.
OKAY THEN, I DECLARE THAT YOUR DOCUMENT IS PERFECT, UNDER A CERTAIN SET OF ASSUMPTIONS THAT I WON'T LIST.
DID YOU HELP RUTH?
I'LL SAY YES, BUT IT'S SORT OF A GRAY AREA.
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AI Analysis
The title of this comic strip is "Options."
The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, Ruth, about a document that needs to be signed. Dilbert's boss, Ruth, asks him to get input on the document before signing it. Dilbert responds that he has two options for wasting her time: he could tell her all of the things she should change, or he could ignore her usual complaints. Dilbert chooses the first option, listing several things that need to be changed in the document.
Ruth is not pleased with Dilbert's response and tells him that she prefers the lie that way she can pin some blame on him if things go badly. Dilbert then asks if he helped Ruth, and she responds that it's a sort of a gray area. The comic strip ends with Dilbert looking confused and Ruth walking away.
Overall, the comic strip humorously highlights the bureaucratic red tape and inefficiencies that can arise in a workplace when employees are asked to follow unnecessary procedures or provide unnecessary feedback. It also pokes fun at the tendency of some managers to shift blame onto their subordinates when things go wrong.
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