Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th October 2015

Dilbert//9675, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 11th October 2015

Dilbert for Saturday 10th October 2015

Dilbert for Monday 12th October 2015

Tags

manager, work, results, observation, thinking, strategy, proof, evidence

Official transcript

Wally: I did a huge amount of work this week. I created a matrix that compares all of our technology options. Boss: Can I see this alleged matrix? Wally: It's in my head. I didn't see a need to write it down. Boss: How would I know if you did it right? Wally: You're not an engineer, so you wouldn't know it was right even if you saw it. You tell me to "work smarter"

but you get angry when I do. Boss: You're not allowed to do your work in your head! Wally: Which body part do you use?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DID A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK THIS WEEK.

I CREATED A MATRIX THAT COMPARES ALL OF OUR TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS.

CAN I SEE THIS ALLEGED MATRIX?

IT'S IN MY HEAD.

I DIDN'T SEE A NEED TO WRITE IT DOWN.

HOW WOULD I KNOW IF YOU DID IT RIGHT?

YOU'RE NOT AN ENGINEER, SO YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT WAS RIGHT EVEN IF YOU SAW IT.

YOU TELL ME TO "WORK SMARTER" BUT YOU GET ANGRY WHEN I DO.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO YOUR WORK IN YOUR HEAD!

WHICH BODY PART DO YOU USE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Work Smarter, Not Harder"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a green shirt and black hair, engaging in a conversation with a coworker. The coworker is dressed in a blue shirt and has a green lanyard around their neck.

Panel 1:

Dilbert: "I did a huge amount of work this week."
Coworker: "I created a matrix that compares all of our technology options."

Panel 2:

Dilbert: "Can I see this alleged matrix?"
Coworker: "You're not an engineer, so you wouldn't know it was right even if you saw it."

Panel 3:

Dilbert: "How would I know if you did it right?"
Coworker: "You tell me to 'work smarter,' but you get angry when I do."

Panel 4:

Dilbert: "You're not allowed to do your work in your head!"
Coworker: "Which body part do you use?"

Panel 5:

Dilbert: "It's in my head. I didn't see a need to write it down."

Panel 6:

Coworker: "You're not allowed to do your work in your head!"
Dilbert: "Which body part do you use?"

Panel 7:

Dilbert: "You're not an engineer, so you wouldn't know it was right even if you saw it."
Coworker: "You tell me to 'work smarter,' but you get angry when I do."

Panel 8:

Dilbert: "You're not allowed to do your work in your head!"
Coworker: "Which body part do you use?"

Conclusion:

The comic strip highlights the absurdity of bureaucracy and the limitations of technology in solving complex problems. The coworker's creation of a matrix to compare technology options is met with skepticism by Dilbert, who questions its validity and purpose. The conversation ultimately devolves into a humorous exchange about the use of body parts for work-related tasks.

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