Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th March 2017

Dilbert//10193, first published nine years ago on Sunday 12th March 2017

Tags

deadline, reminder, communication, logic, catch-22

Official transcript

Dilbert: Did you finish the wireframe I asked you to do last week? Man: I didn't hear from you, so I assumed you didn't need it. Dilbert: Lat week I asked you to do it and you said you would. Man: Right, but then I didn't hear from you again until now. Dilbert: There wasn't any reason to contact you because you said you would do it! Man: How was I supposed to know that? I assumed your silence meant you changed your mind. Dilbert; Can you finish it by next week? Man: Sure, if you don't pester me about it every minute.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU FINISH THE WIREFRAME I ASKED YOU TO DO LAST WEEK?

I DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU, SO I ASSUMED YOU DIDN'T NEED IT.

LAST WEEK I ASKED YOU TO DO IT AND YOU SAID YOU WOULD RIGHT, BUT THEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN UNTIL NOW.

THERE WASN'T ANY REASON TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO IT!

HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT?

I ASSUMED YOUR SILENCE MEANT YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.

CAN YOU FINISH BY NEXT WEEK?

SURE, IF YOU DON'T PESTER ME ABOUT IT EVERY MINUTE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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