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Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 13th August 2020

Dilbert//11443, first published six years ago on Thursday 13th August 2020

Edits Without Tracking


Tags

accident, business, complex, delete, document, edit, email, face mask, forgot, technology, tracker


Official transcript

co-worker: i edited your incredibly complex document and sent it to you by email.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

I EDITED YOUR INCREDIBLY COMPLEX DOCUMENT AND SENT IT TO YOU BY EMAIL.

I DON'T SEE YOUR HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES.

I FORGOT TO TURN ON THE EDIT TRACKER.

IM GOING TO ACCIDENTALLY DELETE YOUR EMAIL.

THAT'S PROBABLY HOW I'D PLAY IT TOO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Edit Tracker"

Summary:

  • The comic strip revolves around a conversation between two coworkers, one of whom has edited a complex document and sent it to the other via email.
  • The recipient of the email is unaware of the changes made and requests that the sender turn on the edit tracker.
  • The sender, however, is going to "accidentally" delete the email, which implies that they will intentionally delete the email to avoid being held accountable for the changes made.
  • The strip highlights the absurdity of office politics and the lengths people may go to avoid taking responsibility for their actions.

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