Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 16th January 2016

Dilbert//9772, first published ten years ago on Saturday 16th January 2016

Unexpected Things Happen

Tags

deadline, project, schedule, excuse

Official transcript

CEO: What's the latest on the software release date? Wally: We're right on time for the pre-alpha launch, unless we run into something unexpected. CEO: How often does that happen? Wally: Whenever I need it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE SOFTWARE RELEASE DATE?

WE'RE RIGHT ON TIME FOR THE PRE-ALPHA LAUNCH, UNLESS WE RUN INTO SOMETHING UNEXPECTED.

HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?

WHENEVER I NEED IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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