Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 29th June 2019
Dilbert//11032, first published seven years ago on Saturday 29th June 2019
Drooling Incompetents
Tags
business, managers & supervisors, office, office workers, competent, incompetent
Official transcript
wally at team meeting.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
IVE BEEN ASKED TO LEAD THIS PROJECT TOWARD FAILURE SO MY BOSS CAN CONVINCE OUR CEO TO CANCEL IT.
I'D LIKE ALL OF THE COMPETENT PEOPLE ON THE TEAM TO STEP ASIDE, WHILE THE DROOLING INCOMPETENTS WHO REMAIN DRIVE IT INTO A DITCH.
HOW CAN WE KNOW WHO AMONG US ARE THE COMPETENT ONES?
WELL, FOR STARTERS, THEY DON'T ASK THAT QUESTION.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
The comic strip is titled "Competent Ones" and features a conversation between a boss and his employees about a project that has failed.
Scene 1: The Boss's Proposal
- The boss asks his employees to convince the CEO to cancel the project.
- He claims that he has been asked to lead this project toward failure so that his boss can convince the CEO to cancel it.
Scene 2: The Employees' Response
- The employees express their dislike of all competent people on the team being step aside while the drooling incompetents who remain drive the project into a ditch.
Scene 3: The Boss's Question
- The boss asks how he can know who among them are the competent ones.
- The employees respond by asking that they don't ask that question.
Overall
The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of a boss trying to sabotage a project and the employees' frustration with being asked to do so. It highlights the absurdity of the situation and the employees' skepticism towards their boss's intentions.
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