Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 4th March 2010

Dilbert//7628, first published sixteen years ago on Thursday 4th March 2010

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meeting math project fail disaster embarrassed act dumb cancel buy question demonstrate hands up education business

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "The math clearly shows that our project won't work, even if we do everything right."

The Boss says, "It's embarrassing to cancel a project in the middle. Let's act dumb and hope someone in upper management cancels it for budget reasons."

Dilbert says, "Should I stop buying stuff?"

The Boss says, "You should buy twice as much."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MATH CLEARLY SHOWS THAT OUR PROJECT WON'T WORK, EVEN IF WE DO EVERYTHING RIGHT.

IT'S EMBARRASSING TO CANCEL A PROJECT IN THE MIDDLE. LET'S ACT DUMB AND HOPE SOMEONE IN UPPER MANAGEMENT CANCELS IT FOR BUDGET REASONS.

SHOULD I STOP BUYING STUFF?

YOU SHOULD BUY TWICE AS MUCH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Budget Cancellation"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a meeting where a manager, Dilbert, is trying to cancel a project due to budget reasons. However, the employees are not convinced and continue to argue that the project is necessary.

• Dilbert: The math clearly shows that our project won't work, even if we do everything right.
• Employees: It's embarrassing to cancel a project in the middle. Let's act dumb and hope someone in upper management cancels it for budget reasons.
• Dilbert: Should I stop buying stuff? You should buy twice as much.

The employees' response is humorous, as they suggest that Dilbert should continue buying unnecessary items to distract from the project's failure. The comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic nature of corporate decision-making and the tendency for employees to find creative ways to avoid accountability.

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