Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 27th September 2002

Dilbert//4913, first published 24 years ago on Friday 27th September 2002

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one project finished one measure worth number of projects track roi losing competition amongst mothers dilberts mom

Official transcript

Dilbert and his mom are eating dinner. Dilbert's mom asks, "Why have you only finished one project at work this year? Norma's son did three."

Dilbert responds, "You can't measure someone's worth by counting the number of projects he does."

Dilbert's mom says to her friends, "Maybe we should track R.O.I. instead."

One of her friends replies, "Why, because you're losing?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY HAVE YOU ONLY FINISHED ONE PROJECT AT WORK THIS YEAR? NORMA'S SON DID THREE.

YOU CAN'T MEASURE SOMEONE'S WORTH BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS HE DOES.

MAYBE WE SHOULD TRACK ROI INSTEAD.

WHY, BECAUSE YOU'RE LOSING?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "ROI and ROI"

Summary:

• The comic strip revolves around a conversation between a father and son at work.
• The father asks his son why he has only finished one project this year, to which the son responds that he can't measure someone's worth by counting the number of projects he does.
• The son's response is met with skepticism by his coworkers, who ask why he is losing because he is not tracking ROI (Return on Investment).
• The comic strip humorously highlights the importance of tracking ROI in a business setting, while also poking fun at the idea that it is the only measure of an employee's worth.

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