Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 25th November 2012

Dilbert//8625, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 25th November 2012

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annoyance screen savers company logo corporate rule agenda meeting business

Official transcript

Boss: First on the agenda, we're standardizing all screen savers to be our company logo. Second, our CEO is having a contest to see who can suggest the most useless corporate rule to eliminate. Wally: I nominate the nee screen-saver rule. Boss: You can't nominate that one. It's too new. Dilbert: Why does that matter? Isn't it better to kill it before it gets implemented? Boss: It's too soon! It's just too soon! Dilbert: Fine. Boss: Fine. Wally: I nominate whatever is next on the agenda.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

FIRST ON THE AGENDA, WE'RE STANDARDIZING ALL SCREEN SAVERS TO BE OUR COMPANY LOGO SECOND, OUR CEO IS HAVING A CONTEST TO SEE WHO CAN SUGGEST THE MOST USELESS CORPORATE RULE TO ELIMINATE.

I NOMINATE THE NEW SCREEN- SAVER RULE.

YOU CAN'T NOMINATE THAT ONE. IT'S TOO NEW.

WHY DOES THAT MATTER? ISN'T IT BETTER TO KILL IT BEFORE IT GETS IMPLEMENTED?

IT'S TOO SOON!

IT'S JUST TOO SOON!

FINE.

FINE.

I NOMINATE WHATEVER IS NEXT ON THE AGENDA.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Never-Ending Meeting"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where the CEO announces a new screen-saver rule, which is met with resistance from employees. The CEO then nominates a new rule, only to be met with further resistance. This cycle repeats, with each new rule being rejected, leading to a never-ending meeting. The employees' frustration and boredom are palpable, as they are forced to sit through an endless series of pointless meetings. The comic strip pokes fun at the corporate culture of bureaucracy and inefficiency, highlighting the absurdity of unnecessary meetings and the lack of progress or productivity.

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