Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 14th January 2016

Dilbert//9770, first published ten years ago on Thursday 14th January 2016

Software Done Next Week

Tags

excuse, laziness, work ethic

Official transcript

Boss: Are you any farther along with the software? Wally: I discovered an unexpected problem. That set me back a week. Boss: You say the same thing every week. Wally: No one jumps off a winning horse.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ARE YOU ANY FARTHER ALONG WITH THE SOFTWARE?

I DISCOVERED AN UNEXPECTED PROBLEM.

THAT SET ME BACK A WEEK.

YOU SAY THE SAME THING EVERY WEEK NO ONE JUMPS OFF A WINNING HORSE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Unexpected Problem"

Summary:

• A man in a green shirt is talking to his coworker about an unexpected problem that sets him back a week every week.
• His coworker asks if he is any farther along with the software, and the man replies that he says the same thing every week.
• The man's coworker jokes that no one jumps off a winning horse, implying that the man should not give up on his project.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common experience of encountering unexpected problems in software development and the tendency to repeat the same phrase every week.

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