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Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 27th January 2021

Dilbert//11610, first published five years ago on Wednesday 27th January 2021

Doing Nothing Is A Decision


Tags

business, harsh, hate, lazy, managers & supervisors, progress, projects, sarcasm, technology


Official transcript

boss with laptop and on video chat: wally, it seems that once again you have made no progress on any of your projects.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WALLY, IT SEEMS THAT ONCE AGAIN YOU HAVE MADE NO PROGRESS ON ANY OF YOUR PROJECTS.

IT LOOKS THAT WAY FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT NOT DOING SOMETHING IS ALSO A DECISION.

I LITERALLY HATE TALKING TO YOU.

HARSH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Title: "The Art of Not Doing Something"

Summary:

This comic strip, originally published in 2001, features a conversation between two coworkers, Wally and Dilbert. The conversation revolves around Wally's lack of progress on his projects, which Dilbert attributes to Wally's inability to make decisions.

Key Points:

  • Wally has made no progress on his projects.
  • Dilbert suggests that Wally's lack of progress is due to his inability to make decisions.
  • Wally responds by saying that he hates talking to Dilbert, implying that he is frustrated with Dilbert's criticism.
  • The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace phenomenon of employees being unable to make decisions or take action on their projects.

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