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82 Results for Deadline
View 51 - 60 results for deadline comic strips. Discover the best "Deadline" comics from Dilbert.com.
Wednesday March 02,
2016
False Sense Of Urgency
Tags guest artist, managers, motivation, personality disorder, sociopath, strategy, john glynn
Transcript
Boss: I don't think I'm doing enough to create a false sense of urgency. Catbert: Are you still a sociopath? Boss: That's the easy part. Catbert: Now add a meaningless deadline and some fear.
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Wednesday May 18,
2016
When Wally Will Be Finished
Tags laziness, work ethic, soon, deadline, procrastination, standoff
Transcript
Woman: Can you get that done by Friday? Wally: I'll get back to you on that. Woman: When will you get back to me? Wally: Soon. Woman: How soon? Wally: I can do this all day.
Sunday October 09,
2016
Tags insult, meeting, tardiness, punctual, badmouth, business
Transcript
Dilbert: It seems that everyone but Ted made it to this meeting. If we proceed without Ted, our decisions will be underinformed. If we try to reschedule a meeting with all of us, we will miss the critical deadline. Thanks to Ted, we have two ways to lose and no way to win. I say we use this time to say bad things about Ted to make ourselves feel better. I'll start. Ted is a lazy, selfish loser, If I could travel through time, I would prevent Ted's parents from meeting. Don't look at me like I'm the one who came late.
Monday October 17,
2016
New Website Developer
Tags web, internet, site, development, code, time, deadline, coding, technology
Transcript
Boss: Our website developer quit one week before the site was scheduled to be finished. But I hired a new one so we can finish on time. Dilbert: Apparently, you have never met a website developer before. Boss: So, you will be done in about a week, right? Developer: It will take me a month just to throw away the last guy's code.
Tuesday October 18,
2016
Requesting The Slightest Change
Tags web, internet, site, code, coding, development, deadline, delay, time, technology
Transcript
Boss: Will our new website be live this week? Developer: That depends. If you request even the slightest change, it could set things back for months. Boss: I only want to change the homepage title font. Developer: Oh, great. I should be done by next summer.
Wednesday October 19,
2016
Estimating Finish Times
Tags website, internet, developer, code, coding, deadline, time, deception, lying, technology
Transcript
Boss: I'm having trouble managing our web developer because I don't know how long things are supposed to take. Does it really take nine months to change the font on the home page? Developer: How much do I owe you? Dilbert: Tell him my project normally takes two years.
Thursday October 20,
2016
Different Time Estimates
Tags quote, estimate, time, deadline, length, pessimism
Transcript
Boss: I'm getting wildly different estimates for how long it will take to write the software. Dilbert: Based on my experience, I say take the longest estimate and multiply it by three. Boss: Is experience exactly the same as pessimism? Dilbert: Experience is much worse.
Monday October 24,
2016
Mandatory Safety Meeting
Tags safety, catch-22, choosing, unsafe
Transcript
Boss: You have to go to a mandatory safety training class right now. Dilbert: Is it safe for me to miss the deadline you gave me for this assignment? Boss: No, you lose either way. Dilbert: Hmm. Maybe I could work all night from home then drive to work exhausted.
Tuesday October 25,
2016
Dilbert Falls Asleep At The Wheel
Tags safety, catch-22, fatigue, accident, driving
Transcript
Dilbert: I fell asleep at the wheel because I stayed up all night to meet your deadline. I had to work all night because you made me attend a mandatory safety meeting yesterday. But at least I got my work done on time. Boss: I forgot to tell you the meeting got moved to next week.
Monday November 14,
2016
Wally's Work Life Balance
Tags laziness, work ethic, excuse
Transcript
Wally: I can't do your urgent task because I'm on deadline for my boss. I can't meet your deadline because I have an urgent task from a co-worker. I finally figured out the whole "work-life balance" thing.

