Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 7th February 2018

Dilbert//10525, first published eight years ago on Wednesday 7th February 2018

Wally Finds Critical Bug

Tags

big business, bug, deception, insider trading, stock, trick

Official transcript

Wally: I found a critical bug in our software that could make our product worthless in a week. If you give me a huge raise, I won't tell anyone about the problem until you sell all of your company stock. Boss: Deal! Narrator: Two weeks later. Boss: Why haven't I heard about the bug yet? Wally: You didn't ask me if I knew how to fix it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FOUND A CRITICAL BUG IN OUR SOFTWARE THAT COULD MAKE OUR PRODUCT WORTHLESS IN A WEEK IF YOU GIVE ME A HUGE RAISE, I WON'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL YOU SELL ALL OF YOUR COMPANY STOCK.

DEAL!

TWO WEEKS LATER WHY HAVEN T I HEARD ABOUT THE BUG YET?

YOU DIDN'T ASK ME IF I KNEW HOW TO FIX IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Bug That Wouldn't Die"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a software developer and his manager. The developer has discovered a critical bug in their product that could make it worthless in a week. Despite this, the manager is more concerned with keeping the problem under wraps until they can sell all their company stock. The developer is frustrated by the lack of attention to the bug and asks if anyone has heard about it yet. The manager responds that they haven't, but the developer is skeptical, wondering if they knew how to fix it all along.

Key Points:

• A critical bug is discovered in the software that could render it worthless in a week.
• The manager is more concerned with keeping the problem under wraps until they can sell all their company stock.
• The developer is frustrated by the lack of attention to the bug and asks if anyone has heard about it yet.
• The manager claims not to have heard about the bug, but the developer is skeptical.
• The developer wonders if the manager knew how to fix the bug all along.

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