Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st June 2020
Dilbert//11390, first published six years ago on Sunday 21st June 2020
Two Bad Options
Tags
big business, business, business ethics, business failures/bankruptcies, hide, managers & supervisors, options, analysis, corporate
Official transcript
Dilbert: I analyzed our only two options. One option costs too much, and the other option is impossible.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
I ANALYZED OUR ONLY TWO OPTIONS.
ONE OPTION COSTS TOO MUCH, AND THE OTHER OPTION IS IMPOSSIBLE.
LET'S DO THE IMPOSSIBLE ONE.
PERHAPS YOU CAN EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING.
ACCORDING TO YOU, WE WILL FAIL EITHER WAY.
BUT IF WE FAIL IN A SLOW AND INEXPENSIVE WAY, NO ONE WILL EVEN NOTICE FOR MONTHS.
WITH ANY LUCK, WELL HAVE A CORPORATE REORGANIZATION THAT FOREVER HIDES OUR GROSS INCOMPETENCE.
HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE?
EVERY SIX MONTHS.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "The Impossible Option"
Summary:
The comic strip features Dilbert and his coworker discussing the company's approach to problem-solving. The conversation revolves around the concept of "the impossible option" and its implications for the organization.
Key Points:
- Dilbert and his coworker analyze two options, with one being too expensive and the other impossible.
- They conclude that if they fail in a slow and inexpensive way, no one will notice for months.
- The coworker suggests that they have a corporate reorganization that forever hides their gross incompetence.
- Dilbert questions whether they have done this before, with the coworker responding that they do it every six months.
- The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of corporate bureaucracy and the tendency to avoid accountability by hiding behind reorganizations.
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