Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 5th December 2012

Dilbert//8635, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 5th December 2012

Tags

suspicion assemble data boring work quality over quality poor politics office politics

Official transcript

Boss: I need you to assemble a huge amount of totally incomprehensible data. Make it boring so no one looks at it too closely. I'm aiming for quantity over quality. Dilbert: I have a bad feeling about this. Boss: No one would pay you to feel good.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED YOU TO ASSEMBLE A HUGE AMOUNT OF TOTALLY INCOMPREHENSIBLE DATA.

MAKE IT BORING SO NO ONE LOOKS AT IT TOO CLOSELY. I'M AIMING FOR QUANTITY OVER QUALITY.

I HAVE A NO ONE BAD FEELING WOULD PAY ABOUT THIS.

YOU TO FEEL GOOD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Agony of Data"

Summary:

This 'Dilbert' comic strip humorously portrays the challenges of working with large amounts of data. The conversation between Dilbert and his boss highlights the struggle to find meaning in an overwhelming amount of information.

• Dilbert: Expresses frustration with the sheer volume of data, feeling overwhelmed by its complexity.
• Boss: Responds with a sarcastic comment, implying that Dilbert should be able to find value in the data despite its quantity.
• Dilbert: Reacts negatively to the boss's comment, feeling that no one would pay him to feel good about the data.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common experience of feeling overwhelmed by large datasets and the pressure to find insights or meaning in them. It also highlights the tension between the desire for quality and the need for quantity in data analysis.

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