Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 16th August 2003

Dilbert//5236, first published 23 years ago on Saturday 16th August 2003

Tags

process of getting approval hard way meeting no direct answers business

Official transcript

"The man who couldn't give direct answers."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MAN WHO COULDN'T GIVE DIRECT ANSWERS DID YOU ASK YOUR BOSS FOR APPROVAL?

NOW I WILL EXPLAIN THE PROCESS FOR GETTING APPROVAL.

DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS THE HARD WAY?

FIRST, YOU ASK FOR A MEETING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Man Who Couldn't Give Direct Answers"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between an employee and their boss, where the employee asks for approval to do something.
• The boss responds by explaining the process for getting approval, but does not directly answer the question.
• The employee then asks if they can do this the hard way, implying that they want a direct answer.
• The boss replies that they should ask for a meeting, further avoiding a direct answer.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of people in positions of authority avoiding giving direct answers or making decisions.

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