Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th September 2016

Dilbert//10017, first published ten years ago on Saturday 17th September 2016

Telling People How To Do Their Jobs

Tags

job, quality assurance, misunderstanding, micromanage, business

Official transcript

Alan, From Quality Assurance. Boss: Is it true that the only thing you have been doing is assuring people we have quality? Alan: I don't like to tel people how to do their jobs. Boss: Telling people how to do their jobs is literally your job. Alan: In that case, stop doing all of this.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALAN, FROM QUALITY ASSURANCE IS IT TRUE THAT THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IS ASSURING PEOPLE WE HAVE QUALITY?

I DON'T LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE HOW TO DO THEIR JOBS.

TELLING PEOPLE HOW TO DO THEIR JOBS IS LITERALLY YOUR JOB.

IN THAT CASE, STOP DOING ALL OF THIS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Quality Assurance Conundrum"

Summary:

• Alan, from Quality Assurance, is frustrated with the lack of understanding of his role.
• He is asked if the only thing he has been doing is assuring people they have quality.
• Alan responds that he doesn't like to tell people how to do their jobs, but instead focuses on telling them how to do their jobs is literally their job.
• He emphasizes that in that case, he should stop doing all of this.

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