Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th June 2017

Dilbert//10284, first published nine years ago on Sunday 11th June 2017

Tags

failure, power, interns, roadblock

Official transcript

Boss: You'll need to get buy-in from the other departments. Asok: You have given me an impossible task. I am only an intern. No one will agree to anything I ask because I have no power to hurt them. Most department heads won't even schedule a meeting with me. And if they do, they will end up canceling it at the last minute and rescheduling. There is literally no way for me to succeed at this task. Boss: I also need you to ask them to fund your project out of their budgets.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOULL NEED TO GET BUY-IN FROM THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

YOU HAVE GIVEN ME AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK.

I AM ONLY AN INTERN.

NO ONE WILL AGREE TO ANYTHING I ASK BECAUSE I HAVE NO POWER TO HURT THEM.

MOST DEPARTMENT HEADS WON'T EVEN SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH ME.

AND IF THEY DO, THEY WILL END UP CANCELING IT AT THE LAST MINUTE AND RESCHEDULING.

THERE IS LITERALLY NO WAY FOR ME TO SUCCEED AT THIS TASK.

I ALSO NEED YOU TO ASK THEM TO FUND YOUR PROJECT OUT OF THEIR BUDGETS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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