Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th August 2013
Dilbert//8877, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 4th August 2013
Tags
pessimism telephones collaboration tools trying to accomplish bad acoustics speaker phones randomly agreed better than expected crime not committed
Official transcript
Boss: How'd your call go? Dilbert: Better than I expected. We spent the first 45 minutes trying to get our online collaboration tools to work. Then we couldn't agree on what we were trying to accomplish. I couldn't understand most of the attendees because they were on speakerphones in rooms with bad acoustics. I randomly agreed to a few things, but I don't know what. Boss: I thought you said it went better than you expected. Dilbert: It did. I go into every human encounter expecting to be framed for a crime I didn't commit. Boss: I really need to find a problem I can fix.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
HOW'D YOUR CALL GO?
BETTER THAN I EXPECTED WE SPENT THE FIRST 45 MINUTES TRYING TO GET OUR ONLINE COLLABORATION TOOLS TO WORK.
THEN WE COULDN'T AGREE ON WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND MOST OF THE ATTENDEES BECAUSE THEY WERE ON SPEAKERPHONES IN ROOMS WITH BAD ACOUSTICS.
I RANDOMLY AGREED TO A FEW THINGS.
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WENT BETTER THAN YOU EXPECTED.
IT DID. I GO INTO EVERY HUMAN ENCOUNTER EXPECTING TO BE FRAMED FOR A CRIME I DIDN'T COMMIT.
I REALLY NEED TO FIND A PROBLEM I CAN FIX.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Problem is Not the Solution"
Summary:
This comic strip, originally published in 2005, features Dilbert and his boss discussing the importance of understanding the problem before trying to solve it. The conversation begins with Dilbert's boss asking how Dilbert's call went, to which Dilbert responds that it was better than expected. However, when asked what he accomplished, Dilbert reveals that he spent the first 45 minutes trying to get online collaboration tools to work.
The boss expresses frustration, stating that they couldn't agree on what they were trying to accomplish. Dilbert explains that he couldn't understand why attendees were on speakerphones in rooms with bad acoustics, making it difficult to hear them. The boss agrees that it was a waste of time and that they should have focused on finding a problem to fix instead of trying to solve one.
The comic strip highlights the importance of understanding the problem before attempting to solve it, as well as the need for effective communication and collaboration tools. It also pokes fun at the common phenomenon of meetings where attendees struggle to hear each other due to poor acoustics. Overall, the strip offers a humorous commentary on the challenges of working in a modern office environment.
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