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
AI Analysis
Title: "Time Management"
Summary:
The comic strip, originally published in, revolves around a humorous exchange between Dilbert and a woman. The conversation begins with the woman asking Dilbert if he can take a peek at the prototype, to which he responds that it keeps crashing. The woman then leaves for the day, but returns later, stating that it will only take ten minutes to fix the issue. Dilbert is skeptical, pointing out that it has never taken ten minutes before. The woman insists that it's different this time, and that people always say it will be ten minutes but it's never ten minutes. Dilbert gives up and leaves the lab, where he finds the prototype still crashing. The woman returns, frustrated, and demands to know where it is. The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of underestimating the time required to complete a task, and the frustration that can result when reality doesn't match expectations.
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