Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th November 2019

Dilbert//11169, first published seven years ago on Wednesday 13th November 2019

Not Humanly Possible

Tags

managers & supervisors, office workers, budget, workflow, procedure, impossible, useful

Official transcript

boss: i can't approve your budget because you didn't follow the seventeen-step workflow procedure.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T APPROVE YOUR BUDGET BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW THE SEVENTEEN- STEP WORKFLOW PROCEDURE.

IT IS NOT HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO FOLLOW THE COMPANY WORK - FLOW PROCEDURE AND ALSO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING USEFUL.

WOULD IT HELP IF I ADD A FEW STEPS?

YES, IF YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO YOUR OFFICE TO DO IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Seventeen-Step Workflow Procedure"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between two office workers, Dilbert and his boss. The boss is adamant that Dilbert cannot approve the budget because he did not follow the seventeen-step workflow procedure. Dilbert is perplexed by this requirement, as it is not humanly possible to follow the company's workflow procedure and also accomplish anything useful. The boss insists that Dilbert would have to go back to his office to do it, implying that the procedure is too complex to be completed in one sitting.

Key Points:

• The boss is overly bureaucratic and demanding.
• The seventeen-step workflow procedure is impractical and inefficient.
• Dilbert is frustrated with the unnecessary red tape.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of corporate bureaucracy.

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