Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th September 2019

Dilbert//11102, first published seven years ago on Saturday 7th September 2019

Centralizing The Decentralized

Tags

boss, business, managers & supervisors, office workers, sarcasm, value

Official transcript

Boss: I need to randomly change something so it seems as if being a manager is a real job. Maybe I should centralize all the functions I decentralized last year.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED TO RANDOMLY CHANGE SOMETHING SO IT SEEMS AS IF BEING A MANAGER IS A REAL JOB.

MAYBE I SHOULD CENTRALIZE ALL THE FUNCTIONS I DECENTRALIZED LAST YEAR.

OR YOU COULD FIND A WAY TO ADD VALUE.

I'M NOT MAGIC.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Centralized Decentralization"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two characters, one of whom is a manager and the other a red, anthropomorphic creature resembling a fish. The manager is struggling with the concept of decentralization, which seems to be a real job. The creature suggests centralizing all functions to decentralize them last year, but the manager is skeptical. The creature then reveals that it's not magic, implying that decentralization is a viable approach. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of management and the challenges of implementing new ideas.

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