Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th March 2016

Dilbert//9829, first published ten years ago on Sunday 13th March 2016

Tags

managing, work ethic, laziness, deception, trick

Official transcript

Boss: IS the software done yet? Wally: That depends. Do you have any new feature requests? Boss: Only three. Wally: Then it's not done, is it? Boss: Well, no, I guess not. So... when will it be done? Wally: It will be done one week after you give me your last changes. But I believe you taught us that change is good. So either you can be a stagnant bureaucrat or a dynamic leader with lots of changes. It's a question of free will, really. Boss: I have to be somewhere else.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IS THE SOFTWARE DONE YET?

THAT DEPENDS DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW FEATURE REQUESTS?

ONLY THREE.

THEN IT'S NOT DONE, IS IT?

WELL, NO, I GUESS NOT.

SO.

WHEN WILL IT BE DONE?

IT WILL BE DONE ONE WEEK AFTER YOU GIVE ME YOUR LAST CHANGES BUT I BELIEVE YOU TAUGHT US THAT CHANGE IS GOOD.

SO EITHER YOU CAN BE A STAGNANT BUREAUCRAT OR A DYNAMIC LEADER WITH LOTS OF CHANGES.

IT'S A QUESTION OF FREE WILL, REALLY.

I HAVE TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Software is Done Yet?"

Summary:

The comic strip, created by Scott Adams, revolves around a conversation between two characters, Dilbert and his boss. The boss asks if the software is done yet, and Dilbert responds that it depends on the number of new feature requests. The boss wants only three, but Dilbert believes that change is good and can be a stagnant bureau-crat or a dynamic leader with lots of changes.

The conversation continues with the boss asking when the software will be done, to which Dilbert replies that it will be done one week after he gives him his last changes. The boss then asks if Dilbert can be a stagnant bureau-crat or a dynamic leader with lots of changes, and Dilbert responds that it's a question of free will, really.

The comic strip highlights the challenges of managing software development and the importance of embracing change. It pokes fun at the bureaucratic nature of the workplace and the tendency for leaders to micromanage. Overall, the comic strip provides a humorous commentary on the software development process and the people involved in it.

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