Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th July 2013
Dilbert//8849, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 7th July 2013
Tags
obliviousness work ethic lawyer 60 page contract amendements 900 contracts tax law 17 managers good leaders standards legal
Official transcript
Boss: Our lawyer sent over a sixty-page contract renewal that I need you to review. Make sure you compare it to the original contract and all six or seven amendments. Dilbert: Are there six or... seven? Boss: No one really knows. Check out our other nine hundred contracts to make sure this one doesn't violate any of those. Keep in mind our five-year strategic plan and all likely changes to tax law. Then get buy-in from the seventeen managers who hate my guts and will take it out on you. By tomorrow. Good leaders set high standards.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
OUR LAWYER SENT OVER A SIXTY-PAGE CONTRACT RENEWAL THAT I NEED YOU TO REVIEW.
MAKE SURE YOU COMPARE IT TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT AND ALL SIX OR SEVEN AMENDMENTS.
ARE THERE SIX OR SEVEN?
NO ONE REALLY KNOWS CHECK OUT OUR OTHER NINE HUNDRED CONTRACTS TO MAKE SURE THIS ONE DOESN'T VIOLATE ANY OF THOSE.
KEEP IN MIND OUR FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND ALL LIKELY CHANGES TO TAX LAW.
THEN GET BUY-IN FROM THE SEVENTEEN MANAGERS WHO HATE MY GUTS AND WILL TAKE IT OUT ON YOU.
BY TOMORROW.
GOOD LEAD ERS SET HIGH STANDARDS.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Tax Law Review"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in 2003, revolves around a lawyer's task to review a six-page contract renewal. The lawyer's meticulous approach is highlighted as they meticulously compare the original contract and all six or seven amendments to it.
However, the lawyer's diligence is met with skepticism by their colleagues, who are frustrated with the process and its potential impact on their work. One manager expresses their discontent, stating, "Then get buy-in from the seventeen managers who hate my guts and will take it out on you."
Despite the challenges, the lawyer remains committed to their task, emphasizing the importance of understanding the contract and its implications. The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and the frustrations that can arise in a corporate setting, while also highlighting the importance of attention to detail and thoroughness in legal matters.
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