Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 9th January 2016

Dilbert//9765, first published ten years ago on Saturday 9th January 2016

Engineer Touches Spreadsheet

Tags

numbers, budget, obliviousness, approval, disease, contagious, managers, executives, accuracy, fantasy

Official transcript

CEO: I approve this project based on your boss' spreadsheet calculations. His calculations must be accurate because an engineer handed them to me. Is that all you need? Dilbert: I need a hug, but I don't want to catch whatever caused all of this.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I APPROVE THIS PROJECT BASED ON YOUR BOSS' SPREADSHEET CALCULATIONS.

HIS CALCULATIONS MUST BE ACCURATE BECAUSE AN ENGINEER HANDED THEM TO ME.

IS THAT ALL YOU NEED?

I NEED A HUG, BUT I DON'T WANT TO CATCH WHATEVER CAUSED ALL OF THIS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Engineer's Dilemma"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between an engineer and their boss. The boss asks the engineer to approve a project based on the boss's spread-sheet calculations, which the engineer is hesitant to do due to the accuracy of the calculations being in the boss's hands. The engineer expresses their concerns, stating that they need a hug but do not want to catch what caused all of this. The boss is unaware of the engineer's concerns and continues to ask for approval, leading to a humorous exchange. The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where engineers may be hesitant to approve projects without proper validation, and the boss's obliviousness to the engineer's concerns.

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