Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th September 2011

Dilbert//8190, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 17th September 2011

Tags

commerce competition (psychology) hate new product customers fake revenue projections engineer stronger company engineering

Official transcript

Dilbert: If consumers hate our new product, we will probably go out of business. If they love our new product, a stronger company will enter the space and drive us out of business. CEO: Tell the engineer to stop making me sad. Boss: I have some fake revenue projections to cheer you up.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF CONSUMERS HATE OUR NEW PRODUCT, WE WILL PROBABLY GO OUT OF BUSINESS.

OPTIONS IF THEY LOVE OUR NEW PRODUCT, A STRONGER COMPANY WILL ENTER THE SPACE AND DRIVE US OUT OF BUSINESS.

OPTIONS TELL THE ENGINEER TO STOP MAKING ME SAD.

I HAVE SOME FAKE REVENUE PROJECTIONS TO CHEER YOU UP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Fake Revenue Projections"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where a company is presenting a new product to its engineers. The presenter emphasizes that if consumers dislike the product, the company will likely go out of business. However, if they love it, the company will enter the space and drive them out of business.

Key Points:

• The presenter uses a whiteboard to illustrate the options, including a bomb and a firework.
• The engineers are skeptical and concerned about the company's intentions.
• One engineer jokingly suggests that the company has fake revenue projections to cheer them up.
• The presenter responds by telling the engineer to stop making him sad, implying that the company is not willing to entertain alternative perspectives.

Overall:

The comic strip satirizes the corporate world and the pressure to succeed, highlighting the tension between the company's goals and the engineers' concerns. It pokes fun at the use of fake data to manipulate people's emotions and the lack of transparency in business dealings.

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