Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 17th December 2014
Dilbert//9377, first published twelve years ago on Wednesday 17th December 2014
Wally Thinks About Strategic Planning
Tags
deception, hallucinations, strategic planners, future, pretend, different happens, visualize, game, work, planning
Official transcript
Wally: I'm thinking of getting into the strategic planning game. If I understand the job description, you basically hallucinate about the future and then something different happens. Dilbert: You also have to pretend it's useful. Wally: Really? That sounds hard.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I'M THINKING OF GETTING INTO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING GAME.
IF I UNDERSTAND THE JOB DESCRIPTION, YOU BASICALLY HALLUCINATE ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THEN SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAPPENS.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO PRETEND IT'S USEFUL.
REALLY?
THAT SOUNDS HARD
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Job Description Hallucination"
Summary:
The comic strip depicts a conversation between two characters, one of whom is planning a strategic game and the other of whom is struggling to understand the job description. The second character's response is that he understands the job description, but it sounds hard, and he has to pretend it's useful.
Key Points:
- The first character is planning a strategic game.
- The second character is struggling to understand the job description.
- The second character responds that he understands the job description, but it sounds hard, and he has to pretend it's useful.
- The comic strip highlights the challenges of understanding complex job descriptions and the need to pretend to be competent in order to succeed.
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