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View 31 - 40 results for plan ruined comic strips. Discover the best "Plan Ruined" comics from Dilbert.com.
Tuesday June 25,
2019
Encouraging Smoking
Tags #business, #meeting, #office, #office workers, #smoking, #turnover, #breaks
Transcript
dibert, the boss and ask at conference table. the boss: our plan for reducing turnover is to encourage smoking. the boss: that way, everyone gets a relaxing smoke break several times per day. dilbert: or non-smokers could take breaks. the boss: now i wish you had been in the meeting when we planned this.
Monday June 10,
2019
Why Did You Not Tell Me Sooner
Tags #business, #career, #information, #office, #problem
Transcript
the boss to dilbert: why didn't you tell me about this problem earlier? dilbert: because you would have made decisions based on incomplete information and ruined my career. the boss walking away: okay, i didn't realize that was obvious.
Wednesday June 05,
2019
Service Human And Pay
Monday May 13,
2019
Elbonian Cyber Threat Meeting
Tags #business, #meeting, #office, #office workers, #elbonian, #cyber threat
Transcript
the boss: what are we doing about the elbonian cyber threat? dilbert: i called a meeting for tomorrow to come up with a plan for dealing with it. the boss: your weak response proves you are an elbonian spy. dilbert: what? to be continued...
Sunday April 14,
2019
Wally Plans His Retirement
Tags #business, #office, #office workers, #retirement, #profit
Transcript
wally: the product i'm developing will be unprofitable for the first none years, but revenue will surge in the tenth. the boss: didn't you tell me you plan to retire in nine years? wally: maybe. the boss: you will be happily retired before we find out if profits really do surge in year ten. the boss: that makes everything you say sound suspicious. wally: numbers don't lie. the boss: who came up with the numbers? wally: that's all the time we have for questions.
Saturday March 02,
2019
Have To Think About It
Tags #business ethics, #idea, #managers & supervisors, #office, #office workers
Transcript
Dilbert: Do you like my idea? Boss: I need to think about it. Dilbert: You mean you plan to wait a few weeks and then act as if it was your idea? Boss: Now that idea I like right away.
Thursday February 21,
2019
Gut Feeling
Tags #managers & supervisors, #tests, #data, #instinct
Transcript
Dilbert: Why are we going ahead with the plan when the data says it can't succeed? Boss: I manage by instinct and gut feelings. Dilbert: How's that different from being insane or stupid? Boss: My gut says I should not listen to you.
Wednesday February 20,
2019
Adjust The Data
Tags #business ethics, #engineering, #managers & supervisors, #office, #research, #tests, #data
Transcript
Dilbert: The test data doesn't support our plan. Boss: We know our plan is brilliant, so just adjust the data to support it. Dilbert: You mean falsify the data. Boss: Let's not get hung up on the definition of things.
Sunday February 17,
2019
Tags #distraction, #exercise & fitness, #frustration, #lunch, #office workers, #time, #walking, #coworkers
Transcript
Dilbert: Would you like to take a long walk with me at lunch to get some exercise? Tina: That's a great idea! Dilbert: Okay, I'll come get you at noon. Ready? Tina: Yes, I only need ten minutes to finish this. Dilbert: I only have an hour for lunch, and your ten minutes will turn into twenty. Tina: That's okay because I wore heels today and I can't walk more than a block anyway. Dilbert: Why did you agree to take a long walk if you couldn't take a long walk? Tina: Because I was planning to walk to the store on the corner to do an errand anyway. Dilbert: You've ruined my walk! Tina: Just give me forty minutes to wrap this up.
Thursday January 03,
2019
Firing Ted
Tags #boss, #managers & supervisors, #office, #office workers, #panic, #suspicious
Transcript
Boss: Ted, come to my office at five o'clock. Ted: Gaaa!!! That's what you say when you plan to fire people! Boss: Don't be ridiculous. Also, bring your keys.