Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 31st January 2019

Dilbert//10883, first published seven years ago on Thursday 31st January 2019

Tweaking Variables

Tags

business, managers & supervisors, office, office workers, strategy, stupidity

Official transcript

Dilbert: I can't get my five-year projections to match what you told the board.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CANT GET MY FIVE-YEAR PROJECTIONS TO MATCH WHAT YOU TOLD THE BOARD.

TRY TWEAKING THE VARIABLES UNTIL THEY DO.

THAT WOULD MAKE ME A LIAR.

NAH. IN FIVE YEARS IT WILL LOOK LIKE ORDINARY STUPIDITY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Procrastination"

This comic strip, originally published in 2019, features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker with a distinctive hairstyle, engaging in a conversation with his coworker. The conversation revolves around Dilbert's inability to complete his five-year projections on time and his proposed solution to "tweak the variables until they do."

Key Elements:

• Dilbert's procrastination and lack of progress on his five-year projections
• His attempt to justify his actions by suggesting that tweaking the variables will make him appear more competent
• The coworker's skepticism and ridicule of Dilbert's plan

Humor and Commentary:

The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of procrastination in the workplace and the creative excuses people use to avoid taking responsibility for their tasks. The humor lies in Dilbert's absurd attempt to justify his lack of progress and the coworker's deadpan reaction. The strip also comments on the tendency for individuals to prioritize appearances over actual productivity and the consequences of such behavior.

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