Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 24th July 2020

Dilbert//11423, first published six years ago on Friday 24th July 2020

Reasonable Assumptions

Tags

managers & supervisors, business, plan, reasonable, unreasonable, assumptions, job, face mask, sarcasm

Official transcript

dilbert wearing face mask: i ran the numbers, and your plan does not work under any reasonable set of assumptions.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I RAN THE NUMBERS, AND YOUR PLAN DOES NOT WORK UNDER ANY REASONABLE SET OF ASSUMPTIONS.

HAVE YOU TRIED "UNREASONABLE" ASSUMPTIONS?

WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

WELL, TO KEEP YOUR JOB, FOR EXAMPLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Unreasonable Assumptions"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a manager and an employee. The manager asks the employee to provide numbers and plans, but without any reasonable set of assumptions. The employee attempts to explain their thought process, but the manager is uninterested and dismisses their efforts.

Key Points:

• The manager demands unrealistic expectations from the employee.
• The employee tries to justify their approach, but the manager is unsympathetic.
• The comic strip highlights the challenges of working in a bureaucratic environment where creativity and critical thinking are stifled.

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