Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 19th October 2016

Dilbert//10049, first published ten years ago on Wednesday 19th October 2016

Estimating Finish Times

Tags

website, internet, developer, code, coding, deadline, time, deception, lying, technology

Official transcript

Boss: I'm having trouble managing our web developer because I don't know how long things are supposed to take. Does it really take nine months to change the font on the home page? Developer: How much do I owe you? Dilbert: Tell him my project normally takes two years.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IM HAVING TROUBLE MANAGING OUR WEB DEVELOPER BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO TAKE DOES IT REALLY TAKE NINE MONTHS TO CHANGE THE FONT ON THE HOME PAGE?

HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?

TELL HIM MY PROJECT NORMALLY TAKES TWO YEARS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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