Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 1st December 2014

Dilbert//9361, first published twelve years ago on Monday 1st December 2014

Wally's Document Doesn't Open

Tags

jargon, laziness, technology, document, project update, hard disk, erase, reinstall, operating system, work

Official transcript

Boss: I couldn't open the document you sent with your project update. Wally: Try erasing your hard disk and reinstalling the operating system. Boss: I guess I don't need it that badly. Wally: After all the work I put into making that document?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I COULDN'T OPEN THE DOCUMENT YOU SENT WITH YOUR PROJECT UPDATE.

TRY ERASING YOUR HARD DISK AND REINSTALLING THE OPERATING SYSTEM.

I GUESS I DON'T NEED IT THAT BADLY.

AFTER ALL THE WORK I PUT INTO MAKING THAT DOCUMENT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Perils of Document Management"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 2014, revolves around a humorous exchange between two coworkers in an office setting. The conversation revolves around a document that the speaker is unable to open due to a project update.

Key Points:

• The speaker is unable to open the document, citing a project update as the reason.
• The coworker suggests erasing the hard disk and reinstalling the operating system, which the speaker finds ridiculous.
• The speaker questions the need to make the document, implying that it may be unnecessary or redundant.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the challenges of document management and the sometimes absurd solutions proposed to resolve them.

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