Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 21st December 2016

Dilbert//10112, first published ten years ago on Wednesday 21st December 2016

Won't Take No For An Answer

Tags

deadline, honesty, trick, rejection

Official transcript

Boss: Can you finish this by Friday? I won't take no for an answer. Dilbert: In that case, my answer is yes. Boss: I knew you wouldn't disappoint me. Dilbert: I think we just planned that for Friday.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU FINISH THIS BY FRIDAY?

I WONT TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER IN THAT CASE, MY ANSWER IS YES.

I KNEW I THINK YOU WE JUST WOULDN'T PLANNED DISAPPOINT THAT FOR ME.

FRIDAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Art of Saying No"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between a manager and an employee, where the employee is asked to complete a task by Friday.
• The employee responds with a series of evasive answers, ultimately saying "I think we just planned that for Friday," which is interpreted as a yes.
• The comic strip humorously highlights the common phenomenon of people using indirect language to avoid saying no or making commitments.

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