Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd June 2019

Dilbert//11005, first published seven years ago on Sunday 2nd June 2019

Tags

business, office, office workers, strategy, variables, forecast

Official transcript

dilbert: my profit forecast isn't aligning with our strategy

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY PROFIT FORECAST ISN'T ALIGNING WITH OUR STRATEGY.

TRY ADDING SOME VARIABLES.

WHAT KIND OF VARIABLES?

THE KIND THAT MAKE OUR STRATEGY LINE UP WITH OUR PROFIT FORECASTS.

BUT... THEN MY FORECAST WOULD NOT BE ACCURATE.

IT'S ALREADY INACCURATE BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FORECAST COMPLICATED THINGS FIVE YEARS AHEAD.

IF WE CAN'T BE ACCURATE, WE MIGHT AS WELL BE WRONG IN A WAY THAT IS GOOD FOR US IN THE NEAR TERM.

YOU MAKE A SURPRISINGLY ROBUST ARGUMENT FOR EVIL.

AND I WAS BARELY TRYING!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Profit Forecasting"

Summary:

The comic strip, created by Scott Adams, features Dilbert and his boss discussing profit forecasting. The conversation is divided into two panels:

• First Panel: Dilbert's boss asks for profit forecast adjustments, but Dilbert refuses, citing the impossibility of accurate forecasting five years ahead.
• Second Panel: Dilbert's boss becomes frustrated, accusing him of making a "surprisingly robust argument for evil" and trying to make a "barely trying" profit forecast.

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of profit forecasting and the potential for miscommunication between employees and management.

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