Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th February 2011

Dilbert//7974, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 13th February 2011

Tags

honesty less meetings less micromangemt managers & supervisors meetings more meetings more with less business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "We have to learn to do more with less."

Dilbert says, "Less meetings?"

The Boss says, "No. We'll need more meetings to figure out how to do more with less."

Alice says, "Less micro-management?"

The Boss says, "No, I'll have to watch you more closely than ever to make sure you're doing mroe with less."

The Boss says, "I'm talking about using less money."

Alice says, "Oh, like a death spiral. Why didn't you just say that in the first place?"

Alice says, "It's as if you're talking more to say less."

Dilbert says, "Should we be more like you or less?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE HAVE TO LEARN TO DO MORE WITH LESS.

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com LESS MEETINGS?

NO. WELL NEED MORE MEETINGS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO MORE WITH LESS.

LESS MICROMANAGEMENT?

NO, I'LL HAVE TO WATCH YOU MORE CLOSELY THAN EVER TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING MORE WITH LESS I'M TALKING ABOUT USING LESS MONEY.

OH, LIKE A DEATH SPIRAL. WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE?

IT'S AS IF YOU'RE TALKING MORE TO SAY LESS.

SHOULD WE BE MORE LIKE YOU OR LESS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Less Meetings"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2001, features a humorous exchange between Dilbert and his boss, where Dilbert's attempts to reduce meetings are met with resistance. The boss, determined to have more meetings, suggests using "less money" as a justification, which Dilbert finds ironic given the company's focus on cost-cutting.

Key Points:

• Dilbert tries to reduce the number of meetings.
• The boss wants more meetings, citing the need for "less micro-management."
• Dilbert questions the logic of having more meetings to achieve less management.
• The boss suggests using "less money" as a reason for more meetings.
• Dilbert finds this ironic, given the company's emphasis on cost-cutting.

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate culture, highlighting the contradictions and illogical decisions that can arise in a bureaucratic environment.

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