Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 19th June 2015

Dilbert//9561, first published 11 years ago on Friday 19th June 2015

Useful Meetings

Tags

meeting, meetings, productivity, leadership, business

Official transcript

Boss: I need you to come to a meeting now. Dilbert: Can I do something useful instead? Boss: The meeting will be useful. Dilbert: More useful than what I'm doing? Boss: How would I know? Dilbert: Is all leadership random or just yours?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED YOU TO COME TO - ING NOW.

CAN I DO SOMETHING USEFUL INSTEAD?

THE MEETING WILL BE USEFUL.

MORE USEFUL THAN WHAT I'M DOING?

HOW WOULD I KNOW?

IS ALL LEADERSHIP RANDOM OR JUST YOURS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Useful Meeting"

Summary:

The comic strip features a man attending a meeting, where he is asked to contribute to the discussion. However, instead of providing valuable insights, he responds with humorous and irrelevant comments, such as "Can I do something useful instead?" and "Is all leadership random or just yours?" The man's responses are met with confusion and frustration from the other attendees, who are unable to understand his point. Ultimately, the meeting becomes a pointless exercise, with no productive outcome. The comic strip pokes fun at the often-wasted time and energy spent in meetings, highlighting the absurdity of trying to make them "useful" when they may not be necessary or productive.

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