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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 23rd August 2018

Dilbert//10722, first published eight years ago on Thursday 23rd August 2018

Resending Email


Tags

wally, the boss, project, dead in the water, requests, budget


Official transcript

The Boss: Wally, give me an update on your project.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WALLY, GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON YOUR PROJECT.

MY PROJECT IS DEAD IN THE WATER BECAUSE EVERY TIME I SEND YOU MY BUDGET REQUEST, YOU LOSE IT AND ASK ME TO RESEND IT.

I HAVENT SEEN ANY BUDGET REQUESTS.

I'LL RESEND IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Budget Request Cycle"

Summary:

  • A project manager, Wally, is shown to be indecisive and lacking in follow-through.
  • He requests updates on a project, but when informed that it is dead in the water, he asks for the budget request to be resent.
  • This cycle of requesting updates and then asking for the budget request to be resent continues, with Wally seemingly unaware of the project's status.
  • The comic strip highlights the absurdity of Wally's behavior and the frustration it may cause for those involved in the project.

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