Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 28th April 2014

Dilbert//9144, first published twelve years ago on Monday 28th April 2014

Tags

business people, work ethic, new line, products, business plan, good track record, useful, accurate, make up numbers

Official transcript

Boss: I need you to write a business plan for our new line of products. Dilbert: Is that because business plans have a good track record of being useful and accurate? Boss: No, it's nothing like that. Dilbert: Good, because I plan to make up all of the numbers.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED YOU TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN FOR OUR NEW LINE OF PRODUCTS.

IS THAT BECAUSE BUSINESS PLANS HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD OF BEING USEFUL AND ACCURATE?

NO, IT'S GOOD, NOTHING BECAUSE LIKE THAT. I PLAN TO MAKE UP ALL OF THE NUMBERS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Business Plan for New Line of Products"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character, engaging in a conversation with a suited man. Dilbert is tasked with writing a business plan for the company's new line of products. However, when asked if the plan is useful and accurate, Dilbert responds that it's "nothing like that" and plans to "make up all of the numbers." The conversation highlights the tension between the need for a realistic business plan and the desire to present a positive image. The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of companies exaggerating their prospects in business plans.

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