Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 20th December 2016

Dilbert//10111, first published ten years ago on Tuesday 20th December 2016

Dilbert for Monday 19th December 2016

Dilbert for Wednesday 21st December 2016

Forgot To Go To Pre Meeting Corrected

Tags

deception, lying, deadline, boss, executive

Official transcript

CEO: Is the software finished as your boss promised me it would be? Dilbert: I forgot to go to the pre-meeting for this meeting, so I'll guess the answer is.. yes? CEO: Okay, keep up the good work! Dilbert: Thanks goodness he doesn't know what the truth even looks like.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IS THE SOFTWARE FINISHED AS YOUR BOSS PROMISED ME IT WOULD BE?

I FORGOT TO GO TO THE PRE-MEETING FOR THIS MEETING, SO I'LL GUESS THE ANSWER IS YES?

UP THE GOOD WORK!

THANK GOODNESS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE TRUTH EVEN LOOKS LIKE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "The Pre-Meeting" and features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a distinctive black tuft of hair on top of his head, sitting in a meeting room. He is accompanied by his boss, Wally, who is also bespectacled and balding, and two other men with similar appearances.

Scene 1: Dilbert's Question

Dilbert asks his boss, "Is the software finished as your boss promised me it would be?"
The boss responds with a confident "Yes," despite having no knowledge of the project's status.

Scene 2: The Pre-Meeting

Dilbert attends a pre-meeting with his boss and colleagues.
Dilbert is skeptical about the meeting's purpose and the boss's lack of knowledge about the project.
The boss reassures him that everything is fine, even though he has no idea what's going on.

Scene 3: The Meeting

The meeting begins, and the boss starts talking about the project.
Dilbert is confused and frustrated by the boss's lack of knowledge and the meeting's lack of progress.
The boss continues to talk, unaware of the project's status.

Summary

The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of meetings where nothing gets done and people pretend to be knowledgeable about a project they know nothing about. It highlights the absurdity of such situations and the frustration that can come with them.

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