Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 12th August 2003

Dilbert//5232, first published 23 years ago on Tuesday 12th August 2003

Tags

budget request priority highest priority mockery low priority

Official transcript

What is the priority of your budget request?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT IS THE PRIORITY OF YOUR BUDGET REQUEST?

HIGHEST OF THE HIGH.

EVERYONE RATED THEIR OWN BUDGET NEEDS "HIGHEST PRIORITY." IT IS A MOCKERY OF THE PRIORITY SYSTEM!

NAME ONE THING THAT EVERYONE WOULD AGREE IS A LOW PRIORITY.

WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Low Priority Conundrum"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a humorous exchange between a manager and an employee regarding budget requests. The manager inquires about the priority of the employee's request, to which the employee responds with "highest of the high." However, the manager clarifies that everyone rates their own budget needs as "highest priority," creating a mockery of the priority system. The employee then proposes a solution, suggesting that everyone would agree on a low priority for everything they are doing. This lighthearted exchange pokes fun at the common phenomenon of people prioritizing their own tasks above others in a workplace setting.

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