Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd April 2017

Dilbert//10214, first published nine years ago on Sunday 2nd April 2017

Tags

tldr, email, communication, patience, criticism

Official transcript

Man: Did you read my email? Dilbert: No, it was too long. Man: Maybe you could read it when you have more time. Dilbert: I never have time to read email messages that are too long. Maybe you could rewrite it to be shorter. Man: I don't have time to rewrite it. Dilbert: And I don't have time to read it. Man: If no one reads that email, it will mean I wasted two hours writing it. Dilbert: Plus, you're wasting my time right now. Don't forget to include that in your failure assessment. Man: I had high hopes for that email. Dilbert: It's a sunk cost. Let it go.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU READ MY EMAIL?

NO, IT WAS TOO LONG.

MAYBE YOU COULD READ IT WHEN YOU HAVE MORE TIME.

I NEVER HAVE TIME TO READ EMAIL MESSAGES THAT ARE TOO LONG.

MAYBE YOU COULD REWRITE IT TO BE SHORTER.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO REWRITE AND I DONT HAVE TIME TO READ IT.

IF NO ONE READS THAT EMAIL, IT WILL MEAN I WASTED TWO HOURS WRITING IT.

PLUS, YOU'RE WASTING MY TIME RIGHT NOW.

DON'T FORGET TO INCLUDE THAT IN YOUR FAILURE ASSESSMENT.

I HAD HIGH HOPES FOR THAT EMAIL.

IT'S A SUNK COST.

LET IT GO

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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