Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 6th January 2020
Dilbert//11223, first published six years ago on Monday 6th January 2020
Common Sense
Tags
business, managers & supervisors, common sense, request, specifications, assumption, sarcasm
Official transcript
boss: this isn't what i wanted.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
THIS ISN'T WHAT I WANTED.
IT IS, UNLESS YOU GAVE ME THE WRONG SPECS.
I ASSUMED YOU WOULD USE YOUR COMMON SENSE TO KNOW WHAT I WANTED.
DID YOUR COMMON SENSE HELP YOU MAKE THAT ASSUMPTION?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "Assumptions"
Summary:
The comic strip depicts a conversation between Dilbert and his boss. Dilbert hands over a document to his boss, stating that it is not what he wanted. The boss responds that he assumed Dilbert would use his common sense to know what he wanted. Dilbert then asks if his common sense helped him make that assumption, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.
Key Points:
- Dilbert hands over a document to his boss.
- The boss claims that Dilbert should have known what he wanted.
- Dilbert questions whether his common sense helped the boss make that assumption.
- The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that people often make assumptions without considering the facts or using their common sense.
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