Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 7th June 2017

Dilbert//10280, first published nine years ago on Wednesday 7th June 2017

Ted Complains About Dilbert

Tags

budget, money, funding, creativity, embezzlement, fraud

Official transcript

Boss: Ted is complaining that you charged your expenses to his project. Dilbert: You told me to be creative because you forgot to fund my project. Boss: I wasn't expecting you to do that. Dilbert: That's what makes it creative. I looked it up.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TED IS COMPLAINING THAT YOU CHARGED YOUR EXPENSES TO HIS PROJECT.

YOU TOLD ME TO BE CREATIVE BECAUSE YOU FORGOT TO FUND MY PROJECT.

I WASN'T EXPECTING YOU TO DO THAT.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT CREATIVE.

I LOOKED IT UP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Creative Expectations"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between Ted and his boss, Wally. Wally criticizes Ted for charging expenses to his project, but Ted responds by pointing out that Wally forgot to fund his project. Wally then expects Ted to be creative and find a way to make it work, despite the lack of funding. The exchange highlights the challenges of working with limited resources and the importance of clear communication in project management.

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