2017 Comic Strips - Page 37
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Thursday January 05,
2017
Boss Needs One Minute
Tags attention, developer, distraction, frustration
Transcript
Boss: Do you have a minute? Dilbert: Yes. But I don't have the fifteen minutes it will take me to get back into the coding "zone" after your interruption. Boss: I only need one minute. Dilbert: What planet are you from?
Wednesday January 04,
2017
Ruining Dilbert's Flow
Tags stress, deadline, work load, multitask, compensation, money
Transcript
Boss: I'm giving you another software project to work on at the same time as your main project. Dilbert: That will ruin my flow. It will take too long to reset my brain when I switch between projects. Boss: Have you tried working longer hours without extra pay? Dilbert: Yes I have!
Tuesday January 03,
2017
Technical Debt
Tags deadline, stress, pressure, coding, programmer, mistake, technology
Transcript
Boss: Did you finish the software yet? Dilbert: No, I'm still paying off the technical debt from the last programmer you rushed. Boss: I don't know what that means. Dilbert: Well, that explains a lot.
Monday January 02,
2017
Programming Environment
Tags productivity, programmer, engineer, developer, engineering
Transcript
Boss: Did you finish writing the software? Dilbert: No. I spent the last three days setting up my programming environment. Boss: So... you've done... nothing? Dilbert: Nothing you'd understand.
Sunday January 01,
2017
Tags happiness, work, torture, human resources, hr, manipulation, content, psychology, business
Transcript
Catbert: The one called Dilbert is showing signs of happiness at work. Boss: That means we can give him more work and he won't quit. Excellent. Is anyone else exhibiting signs of unauthorized happiness? Catbert: No. Everyone else is in the narrow band of misery you want them to be in. If they were any happier, it would mean you're overpaying them. If they were any less happy, the would take their own lives. If you don't hear any laughing or screaming, it means you're doing something right. Boss: What about moans? Catbert: Moans are ideal. That's the sweet spot.

