Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th March 2017

Dilbert//10186, first published nine years ago on Sunday 5th March 2017

Tags

time, delay, leaving, schedule, inconsiderate

Official transcript

Woman: Can you take a look at the prototype? It keeps crashing. Dilbert: I was just leaving for the day. Woman: It will only take ten minutes. Dilbert: I came to work early so I could leave early and beat the traffic. Woman: No problem. It will only take ten minutes. Dilbert: It's never ten minutes! People always say it will be ten minutes, but it's never ten minutes! I give up! Where is it? Woman: Find it in the lab. I need to leave early to beat the traffic.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROTOTYPE? IT KEEPS CRASHING.

I WAS JUST LEAVING FOR THE DAY.

IT WILL ONLY TAKE TEN MINUTES.

I CAME TO WORK EARLY SO I COULD LEAVE EARLY AND BEAT THE TRAFFIC.

NO PROBLEM.

IT WILL ONLY TAKE TEN MINUTES.

IT'S NEVER TEN MINUTES!

PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY IT WILL BE TEN MINUTES, BUT IT'S NEVER TEN MINUTES!

I GIVE WHERE IS IT?

FIND IT IN THE LAB.

I NEED TO LEAVE EARLY TO BEAT THE TRAFFIC.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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