Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th August 2014

Dilbert//9255, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 17th August 2014

Tags

behind schedule, obstical, projects, sound dumb, three engineers, time management skills

Official transcript

Boss: All of your projects are behind schedule.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALL OF YOUR PROJECTS ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE.

YOU NEED TO WORK ON YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY.

YOU EXPECT ME TO DO THE JOB OF THREE ENGINEERS...

AND THE ONLY OBSTACLE TO YOUR BRILLIANT PLAN IS MY POOR TIME MANAGEMENT?

STOP MAKING EVERYTHING I SAY SOUND DUMB.

I DON'T DO IT THAT OFTEN.

BECAUSE YOU ONLY SOUND DUMB WHEN PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN.

AND THAT'S TOO OFTEN!

ONCE A WEEK, TOPS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Sound Dumb"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2004, features Dilbert and his boss, who is an engineer. The boss is frustrated with Dilbert's lack of understanding of engineering concepts, which he attributes to Dilbert's poor time management skills. The boss expects Dilbert to work on his time management skills, but Dilbert responds that he only "sound dumb" when people don't understand what he means.

The comic strip highlights the challenges of communication between individuals with different backgrounds and expertise. It also pokes fun at the stereotype that engineers are not good at communicating complex ideas to non-technical people. Overall, the comic strip is a humorous commentary on the difficulties of working with people who have different perspectives and abilities.

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