Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 21st April 2011

Dilbert//8041, first published fifteen years ago on Thursday 21st April 2011

Tags

managers & supervisors questioning suspicion schedule meetings excuse do nothing disbelief scheduling meetings business

Official transcript

Dilbert: Do you mind if I ask Carol to help me schedule these meetings? Boss: Ooh... that's no good. She'd use it as an excuse to do absolutely nothing else for a week. Dilbert: Is it okay if I just stare at you in disbelief? Boss: Shouldn't you be scheduling some meetings?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU MIND IF I ASK CAROL TO HELP ME SCHEDULE THESE MEETINGS?

. ..

THAT'S NO GOOD.

SHE'D USE IT AS AN EXCUSE TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE FOR A WEEK.

IS IT OKAY IF I JUST STARE AT YOU IN DISBELIEF?

SHOULDN'T YOU BE SCHEDULING SOME MEETINGS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Scheduling Disbelief"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his boss, Carol, about scheduling meetings.
• Dilbert asks Carol if she minds if he helps schedule meetings, but Carol responds with skepticism, implying that Dilbert will not be effective in his task.
• Dilbert becomes defensive and asks Carol if she is just staring at him in disbelief, suggesting that he is capable of doing the job.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common office scenario where employees are tasked with scheduling meetings, but may not always be taken seriously by their superiors.

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