Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 10th June 2017
Dilbert//10283, first published nine years ago on Saturday 10th June 2017
Tries To Get Funding
Tags
budget, money, spending, projects, upgrades, technology, software, engineering
Official transcript
Man: Who are you? Dilbert: I'm an engineer on an unfunded project. I'm attending random meetings to see if I can shake loose some spare budget money. Man: We'll be talking about the mandatory software upgrade. Dilbert: Sounds like a huge waste of money.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M AN ENGINEER ON AN UNFUNDED PROJECT.
I'M ATTENDING RANDOM MEETINGS TO SEE IF I CAN SHAKE LOOSE SOME SPARE BUDGET MONEY.
WELL BE TALKING ABOUT THE MANDATORY SOFTWARE UPGRADE.
SOUNDS LIKE A HUGE WASTE OF MONEY.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Software Upgrade"
Summary:
- The comic strip depicts a conversation between an engineer and a colleague.
- The engineer is attending random meetings to determine if he can allocate spare budget money for a software upgrade.
- The colleague is skeptical, suggesting that the engineer's intentions are not genuine.
- The engineer's response implies that he is looking for a way to justify spending company money on something he wants.
- The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of employees trying to find ways to spend company money on personal projects or upgrades.
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