Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 10th September 2014

Dilbert//9279, first published twelve years ago on Wednesday 10th September 2014

Tags

deception, executives, beat earnings, analysts expected, make mistakes, bad estinates, mislead

Official transcript

CEO: You should be proud that we beat the earnings that analysts expected. Dilbert: Why should we be proud that analysts are bad at making estimates? CEO: Those bad estimated don't happen on their own. I had to mislead them. Asok: I'm proud of you.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD THAT WE BEAT THE EARNINGS THAT ANALYSTS EXPECTED.

WHY SHOULD WE BE PROUD THAT ANALYSTS ARE BAD AT MAKING ESTIMATES?

THOSE BAD ESTIMATES DON'T HAPPEN ON THEIR OWN. I HAD TO MISLEAD THEM.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Proud of You"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a bald head, sitting at a conference table with three other men. The conversation revolves around the performance of analysts and their estimates.

• The first man states that they should be proud of beating the analysts' expected earnings.
• The second man asks why they should be proud of analysts being bad at making estimates.
• The third man responds by saying that bad estimates don't happen on their own; he had to mislead them.
• Dilbert expresses pride in the third man for his accomplishment.

Key Points:

• The comic strip highlights the irony of being proud of beating analysts' estimates when the estimates were intentionally misled.
• It pokes fun at the practice of manipulating data to achieve desired outcomes.
• The conversation showcases the absurdity of the situation, with the characters engaging in a lighthearted exchange about their questionable actions.

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