Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 12th March 2018

Dilbert//10558, first published eight years ago on Monday 12th March 2018

Meeting Rooms Are Booked

Tags

meetings, managers, scheduling, conflict

Official transcript

Dilbert: My project stalled because all of our meeting rooms have been reserved by managers just in case they need them. My current plan for success is to wait until one of you dies sow e can use your meeting room. Boss: Let's not do project status reports anymore.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY PROJECT STALLED BECAUSE ALL OF OUR MEETING ROOMS HAVE BEEN RESERVED BY MANAGERS JUST IN CASE THEY NEED THEM.

MY CURRENT PLAN FOR SUCCESS IS TO WAIT UNTIL ONE OF YOU DIES SO WE CAN USE YOUR MEETING ROOM.

LET'S NOT DO PROJECT STATUS REPORTS ANYMORE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Project Status Reports"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2018, features Dilbert, a bespectacled, balding man with a red shirt, standing in front of a computer screen. He is addressing an unseen person, likely his boss, and says:

"My project stalled because all of our meeting rooms have been reserved by managers just in case they need them."

The boss responds:

"My current plan for success is to wait until one of you dies so we can use your meeting room."

Dilbert retorts:

"Let's not do project status reports anymore."

The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy and the tendency for managers to prioritize meetings over actual work. It pokes fun at the idea that meeting rooms are more important than productivity and suggests that the only way to achieve success is to wait for someone to die. The punchline about not doing project status reports anymore adds to the comedic effect, implying that Dilbert has had enough of the bureaucratic red tape and is ready to move on. Overall, the comic strip uses satire to comment on the flaws of corporate culture and the importance of prioritizing productivity over meetings.

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