Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 7th April 2011
Dilbert//8027, first published fifteen years ago on Thursday 7th April 2011
Tags
engineers managers & supervisors ventriloquism finishing projects early powerpoint presentation executive retreat dead boss hand puppet business
Official transcript
Man says, "The engineering department is finishing all of their projects early and we don't know why."
CEO says, "Tell them to do a powerpoint presentation at the next executive retreat to share their methods."
Asok says, "Now it's my turn to use the dead boss hand puppet!"
Alice says, "Uh-oh."
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS FINISHING ALL OF THEIR PROJECTS EARLY AND WE DON'T KNOW WHY.
TELL THEM TO DO A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION AT THE NEXT EXECUTIVE RETREAT TO SHARE THEIR METHODS.
NOW IT'S MY TURN TO USE THE DEAD BOSS HAND PUPPET!
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Engineering Department's Powerpoint Presentation"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 'Dilbert', revolves around the engineering department's presentation at the executive retreat. The story unfolds as follows:
- The engineering department is tasked with creating a PowerPoint presentation to share their methods.
- The department is working diligently to complete their projects early and is eager to present their findings.
- However, the boss's request for a presentation using the "dead boss hand puppet" catches them off guard.
- The employees are shocked and amused by this unusual request, leading to a humorous exchange.
Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario of being asked to create a presentation on short notice, and the absurdity of using a dead boss hand puppet as a prop.
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