Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 29th November 2012

Dilbert//8629, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 29th November 2012

Tags

managers & supervisors list of priorities business

Official transcript

Boss: Dilbert, I need you to take care of this. Dilbert: I'd love to, but it isn't on the list of priorities you gave me an hour ago. Boss: Do what I tell you to do, not what I say you should do.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, I NEED YOU TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.

I'D LOVE TO, BUT IT ISN'T ON THE LIST OF PRIORITIES YOU GAVE ME AN HOUR AGO.

DO WHAT I TELL YOU TO DO, NOT WHAT I SAY YOU SHOULD DO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Priorities" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a goatee, in a grey suit, standing in an office.

Panel 1: Dilbert approaches his boss, who is sitting at a desk with a computer and papers. The boss says, "Dilbert, I need you to take care of this."

Panel 2: Dilbert replies, "I'd love to, but it isn't on the list of priorities you gave me an hour ago."

Panel 3: The boss responds, "Do what I tell you to do, not what I say you should do."

Summary: The comic strip humorously highlights the contrast between what one's boss says and what they actually want. The boss's priorities are unclear, and Dilbert is frustrated by the lack of clarity. The strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees are expected to follow orders without question, despite unclear instructions.

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