Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th June 2011

Dilbert//8093, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 12th June 2011

Tags

computers & peripherals machinery office equipment prototype traffic traffic load test ask lab didn't ask lab

Official transcript

Boss: Did you ask the lab if they have a way to test traffic loads on our prototype? Dilbert: I met with them for an hour and explained that we need traffic load tests. Boss: But you didn't actually ask if they could do the tests? Dilbert: Well... no... but... it's their job to do the tests. And they would have mentioned it if they didn't have a way to do it. Boss: But you didn't ask. Dilbert: That was the context of the meeting. If they couldn't do that sort of test they would have mentioned it sometime during our hour together. Boss: Maybe you should ask. Dilbert: Gaa!! Okay! I'll ask! Are you freakin' kidding me?!! Man: I wondered why you didn't ask.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU ASK THE LAB IF THEY HAVE A WAY TO TEST TRAFFIC LOADS ON OUR PROTOTYPE?

I MET WITH THEM FOR AN HOUR AND EXPLAINED THAT WE NEED TRAFFIC LOAD TESTS.

BUT YOU DIDNT ACTUALLY ASK IF THEY COULD DO THE TESTS?

WELL...

NO..

BUT.

IT'S THEIR JOB TO DO THE TESTS, AND THEY WOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO DO IT.

BUT YOU DIDNT ASK, THAT WAS THE CONTEXT OF THE MEETING.

IF THEY COULDN'T DO THAT SORT OF TEST THEY WOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT SOMETIME DURING OUR HOUR TOGETHER.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK.

GAAA!!!

OKAY!

I'LL ASK!

ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME?!!!

I WONDERED WHY YOU DIDNT ASK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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