Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 16th April 2016

Dilbert//9863, first published ten years ago on Saturday 16th April 2016

Being More Honest

Tags

marketing, advertising, honesty, cover-up, performance, shortcoming, business

Official transcript

Dilbert: My tests show we underperform our competition on nine out of eleven dimensions. Boss: Give the two good ones to Marketing. We can't be more honest than that. Dilbert: I'm almost certain we can. Boss: No, we really can't.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY TESTS SHOW WE UNDERPERFORM OUR COMPETITION ON NINE OUT OF ELEVEN DIMENSIONS.

GIVE THE TWO GOOD ONES TO MARKETING. WE CAN'T BE MORE HONEST THAN THAT.

IM ALMOST CERTAIN WE CAN NO, WE REALLY CANT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Underperforming Tests"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between two individuals in an office setting. The first person, wearing a red shirt, presents a report to the second person, dressed in an orange shirt. The red-shirted individual states that their tests have underperformed their competition by nine out of eleven dimensions.

The orange-shirted person responds by suggesting that they give the two good ones to marketing, implying that they should focus on the aspects where they excel. However, the red-shirted person is hesitant, expressing uncertainty about their ability to do so.

The conversation concludes with the orange-shirted person stating that they really can't, implying that they lack the necessary skills or resources to effectively market the two good aspects. The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of underperforming and the difficulties of trying to improve in areas where one is not strong.

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