Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 15th February 2013

Dilbert//8707, first published thirteen years ago on Friday 15th February 2013

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meetings questioning stand ups no chairs more focused loosening dress code pants and chairs

Official transcript

Boss: Starting next week, our meetings will be "stand-ups"

with no chairs, so we'll be more focused. Dilbert: So you examined all of the problems in the company and decided the root cause was chairs? Boss: We're also loosening the dress code. Dilbert: So our problems are chairs and pants?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

STARTING NEXT WEEK, OUR MEETINGS WILL BE "STAND-UPS" WITH NO CHAIRS, SO WELL BE MORE FOCUSED.

SO YOU EXAMINED ALL OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE COMPANY AND DECIDED THE ROOT CAUSE WAS CHAIRS?

WE'RE ALSO LOOSENING THE DRESS CODE.

SO OUR PROBLEMS ARE CHAIRS AND PANTS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Root Cause of Problems"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2013, features a group of coworkers discussing the upcoming week's meetings. The first panel reveals that the meetings will be "stand-ups" with no chairs, as they will be more focused. However, this decision is met with skepticism, and the coworkers wonder if they have examined all of the problems in the company.

In the second panel, one coworker asks if they have decided the root cause of the problems was chairs. The third panel shows the coworkers loosening the dress code, implying that they are also addressing the issue of dress code.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea that a lack of chairs is the root cause of problems in a company, and suggests that the coworkers are trying to find creative solutions to their issues.

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