Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 9th June 2021

Dilbert//11743, first published five years ago on Wednesday 9th June 2021

Deleting Before Audit

Tags

business, business ethics, auditor, suspect, delete, database, believe, incriminating, hide

Official transcript

internal auditor: i find it hard to believe you "accidentally"

deleted a database just as i arrived. it makes me suspect you tried to hide something incriminating.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

INTERNAL AUDITOR I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE YOU "ACCIDENTALLY" DELETED A DATABASE JUST AS I ARRIVED.

IT MAKES ME SUSPECT YOU TRIED TO HIDE SOMETHING INCRIMINATING.

SOUNDS LIKE REASONABLE DOUBT TO ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Internal Auditor"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts an internal auditor questioning a manager about a deleted database. The manager responds that the auditor must be suspecting something incriminating, and the auditor agrees, implying that the manager is trying to hide something. The manager then asks the auditor to be reasonable, suggesting that the auditor is being overly suspicious. The comic strip pokes fun at the stereotype of internal auditors as overly critical and suspicious, highlighting the tension between the auditor's duty to investigate and the manager's desire to avoid scrutiny.

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