Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 11th June 2020

Dilbert//11380, first published six years ago on Thursday 11th June 2020

Better Fast Than Good

Tags

boss, email, office workers, sadness, sarcasm, time, truth

Official transcript

Dilbert: I got your email, but I didn't have time to include your upgrades on my analysis. It's better to be timely than right because our boss can't judge the quality of our work, but he knows when it's late.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I GOT YOUR EMAIL, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO INCLUDE YOUR UPGRADES ON MY ANALYSIS.

IT'S BETTER TO BE TIMELY THAN RIGHT BECAUSE OUR BOSS CAN'T JUDGE THE QUALITY OF OUR WORK, BUT HE KNOWS WHEN IT'S LATE.

WHY IS IT THAT EVERYTHING TRUE IS ALSO SAD?

THAT'S HOW THE TRUTH WORKS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Truth Works"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a distinctive hairstyle, engaged in a conversation with his boss. The exchange unfolds as follows:

• Dilbert's boss requests an analysis upgrade, but Dilbert is unable to provide it due to time constraints.
• The boss attributes the delay to Dilbert's lack of attention to quality, implying that the work is subpar.
• Dilbert responds by pointing out that everything in the company is also sad, suggesting that the issue is not unique to his analysis.
• The boss retorts that the truth works, implying that Dilbert's assertion is incorrect.

Key Takeaways:

• The comic strip highlights the tension between Dilbert and his boss, with the boss attributing the delay to Dilbert's lack of attention to quality.
• Dilbert's response emphasizes that everything in the company is also sad, suggesting that the issue is not unique to his analysis.
• The boss's retort, "That's how the truth works," implies that Dilbert's assertion is incorrect.

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