Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd October 2011

Dilbert//8226, first published fifteen years ago on Sunday 23rd October 2011

Tags

computers & peripherals internet & world wide web down load apps new phone primary job formulas in excel

Official transcript

Boss: Can you show me how to download apps on my new phone? Dilbert: I could... but that would take time away from my primary job of showing you how to do formulas in Excel. Apparently the eight times I already taught you weren't enough. Boss: I don't use Excel often enough to remember from one time to the next. Dilbert: How often do you expect to download apps? Boss: It's hard to say. I just know I want all of them. How many are there? Dilbert: Four.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW TO DOWNLOAD APPS ON MY NEW PHONE?

I COULD...

BUT THAT WOULD TAKE TIME AWAY FROM MY PRIMARY JOB OF SHOWING YOU HOW TO DO FORMULAS IN EXCEL.

APPARENTLY THE EIGHT TIMES I ALREADY TAUGHT YOU WERENT ENOUGH.

I DON'T USE EXCEL OFTEN ENOUGH TO REMEMBER FROM ONE TIME TO THE NEXT.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EXPECT TO DOWNLOAD APPS?

IT'S HARD TO SAY. I JUST KNOW I WANT ALL OF THEM.

HOW MANY ARE THERE?

FOUR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Excel Expectations"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert and his boss discussing the use of Excel. The conversation revolves around the boss's expectation that Dilbert should be able to load apps on his new phone, despite not using Excel often enough to remember how to do formulas in Excel. The boss's frustration is evident as he expresses his desire for Dilbert to know how to use all of Excel, with the number four appearing in the last panel, implying that the boss wants Dilbert to be proficient in using four different formulas.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the challenges of learning new software and the importance of practice.
• The boss's expectation that Dilbert should be able to load apps on his new phone is unrealistic, given his limited experience with Excel.
• The use of the number four in the last panel adds a touch of humor to the comic strip, implying that the boss wants Dilbert to be proficient in using multiple formulas.

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