Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th September 2020

Dilbert//11488, first published six years ago on Sunday 27th September 2020

The Timing Trick

Tags

office workers, timing, trick, neighborhood, visit, estimate, eta, home, cancel, promise, late, face mask

Official transcript

tina: i'll be in your neighborhood saturday, maybe i'll stop by.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'LL BE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SATURDAY. MAYBE I'LL STOP BY.

I'M NOT FALLING FOR THAT TRICK.

WHAT TRICK?

THE TRICK WHERE YOU GIVE ME AN ESTIMATED TIME AND THEN PUSH IT BACK SEVEN TIMES UNTIL YOU CANCEL.

I'LL BE STUCK WAITING AT HOME UNTIL MY WHOLE DAY IS WASTED.

I PROMISE I WON'T DO THAT.

I'LL STICK TO THE TIME.

WHAT TIME IS THAT?

DEPENDS HOW MY DAY GOES.

AND SO IT BEGINS.

I'LL TEXT YOU IF I'M RUNNING LATE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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