Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 31st July 2016

Dilbert//9969, first published ten years ago on Sunday 31st July 2016

Tags

time, time management

Official transcript

Dilbert: You asked for a breakdown of what I did this month. I wasted 25 percent of my time in useless meetings. I spent 33 percent of my time listening to co-workers complain about other co-workers. I used 11 percent to resend files I already sent. 14 percent went to dealing with a rumor you started by accident. 16 percent went toward working on the wrong things because you communicate poorly. Boss: What did you do with the 1 percent that was left? Dilbert: You just experienced it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU ASKED FOR A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT I DID THIS MONTH.

I WASTED 25% OF MY TIME IN USELESS MEETINGS.

I SPENT 33% OF MY TIME LISTENING TO COWORKERS COMPLAIN ABOUT OTHER COWORKERS.

I USED 11% TO RESEND FILES I ALREADY SENT.

14% WENT TO DEALING WITH A RUMOR YOU STARTED BY ACCIDENT.

16% WENT TOWARD WORKING ON THE WRONG THINGS BECAUSE YOU COMMUNICATE POORLY.

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE 1% THAT WAS LEFT?

YOU JUST EXPERIENCED IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Wasted Time"

Summary:

The comic strip, created by Scott Adams, follows the misadventures of Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker. The story begins with a coworker asking Dilbert to summarize his month, which he proceeds to do. However, his response is met with skepticism, and he reveals that he wasted 25% of his time in useless meetings.

Dilbert then shares that he spent 33% of his time listening to coworkers complain about other coworkers. He also admits to wasting 14% of his time dealing with rumors that started by accident and 16% on working on the wrong things because he communicated poorly.

The coworker is shocked by Dilbert's revelations and asks what he did with the remaining 1%. Dilbert responds that he simply experienced it.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common office experience of wasting time on unnecessary tasks and the challenges of effective communication in a workplace setting.

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