Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th April 2018

Dilbert//10592, first published eight years ago on Sunday 15th April 2018

Tags

suggestion, invention, budget, money

Official transcript

Dilbert: The electronic suggestion box project is halfway done. The original design called for a bos that scans and digitizes suggestions written on paper and emails them to the appropriate manager. Then the device shreds the original paper suggestion to make room for more. I already built the box and the shredder. I'll need additional funding to finish the scanning part. Boss: We don't have any flexibility in our budget. Let's just deploy what you have. Dilbert: All I have is a box that shreds suggestions before anyone reads them. Boss: Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE ELECTRONIC SUGGESTION BOX PROJECT IS HALFWAY DONE.

THE ORIGINAL DESIGN CALLED FOR A BOX THAT SCANS AND DIGITIZES SUGGESTIONS WRITTEN ON PAPER AND EMAILS THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE MANAGER.

THEN THE DEVICE SHREDS THE ORIGINAL PAPER SUGGESTION TO MAKE ROOM FOR MORE.

I ALREADY BUILT THE BOX AND THE SHREDDER.

I'LL NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO FINISH THE SCANNING PART.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY FLEXIBILITY IN OUR BUDGET. LET'S JUST DEPLOY WHAT YOU HAVE.

ALL I HAVE IS A BOX THAT SHREDS SUGGESTIONS BEFORE ANYONE READS THEM.

DON'T LET PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF GOOD

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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