Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th November 2017

Dilbert//10438, first published nine years ago on Sunday 12th November 2017

Tags

prognosticate, prediction, projection, budget, blame

Official transcript

Boss: Are your financial projections available? Dilbert: Yes, because I can see into the future. Boss: No one can see into the future. Dilbert: Then why did you ask me if I can do it? Boss: It's your job to predict the outcome of your project. Dilbert: Why would you ask me to do something that no one can do? Boss: I don't need you to be accurate. I only need someone to blame when we go over budget. Dilbert: I saw that coming. Boss: No one like a braggart.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ARE YOUR FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS RELIABLE?

YES, BECAUSE I CAN SEE INTO THE FUTURE.

NO ONE CAN SEE INTO THE FUTURE.

THEN WHY DID YOU ASK ME IF I CAN DO IT?

IT'S YOUR JOB TO PREDICT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PROJECT.

WHY WOULD YOU ASK ME TO DO SOMETHING THAT NO ONE CAN DO?

I DON'T NEED YOU TO BE ACCURATE. I ONLY NEED SOMEONE TO BLAME WHEN WE GO OVER BUDGET.

I SAW THAT COMING.

NO ONE LIKES A BRAGGART.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Reliability of Financial Projections"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert engaging in a conversation with his boss about financial projections. The boss asks if Dilbert's projections are reliable, to which Dilbert responds that they are set into the future. The boss then asks why he would ask him to do something that no one can do, and Dilbert explains that it's his job to predict the outcome of his project.

However, the boss becomes frustrated when Dilbert admits that he doesn't need him to be accurate, only someone to blame when things go over budget. The boss asks why Dilbert did what he did, and Dilbert responds that no one likes a braggart. The comic strip highlights the absurdity of relying on financial projections and the importance of accountability in business decisions.

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