Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th November 2014

Dilbert//9354, first published twelve years ago on Monday 24th November 2014

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Winning The Bid

Tags

bidding, executives, lying, outsourcing, projects, winning bid, good news, secretly subcontract, scream, presentation

Official transcript

Dilbert: The good news is that we had the winning bid for the project. The less-good news is that we don't make the product we just sold, nor could we make it for the price we bid. My plan is to put out an RFP to secretly subcontract the work to a bigger liar. CEO: That could work.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAD THE WINNING BID FOR THE PROJECT.

THE LESS-GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE DON'T MAKE THE PRODUCT WE JUST SOLD, NOR COULD WE MAKE IT FOR THE PRICE WE BID.

MY PLAN IS TO PUT OUT AN RFP TO SECRETLY SUBCONTRACT THE WORK TO A BIGGER LIAR.

THAT COULD WORK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Bidding Wars"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a scene where a group of people are discussing a project, with one individual proposing to put out an RFP (Request for Proposal) to secretly subcontract the work to a bigger liar.

The conversation begins with a man saying, "The good news is that we had the winning bid for the project."
Another person responds, "The less-good news is that we don't make the product we just sold. Nor could we make it for the price we bid."
The man then suggests, "My plan is to put out an RFP to secretly subcontract the work to a bigger liar. That could work."
The group of people around him react with surprise and skepticism, highlighting the absurdity of the proposal.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of companies engaging in unethical practices to secure contracts and the tendency of people to come up with creative solutions to problems, even if they are not entirely practical or honest.

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