"Our competitors just made new five-yearplan moot." "While we were strategizing, they were doing something I believe they call 'work.'" "On the plus side, I managed to salvage some joy by mocking you." "Whatever you're doing stop it."
"My new five-yearplan looks like this." Plan "How can you have a five-yearplan when you don't know what will happen in five minutes?" "We have this room now." "Bad timing, Shoo! Shoo!"
…approval to hire a new Senior Engineer." "As an intern, I have performed all the functions of a Senior Engineer for the past fiveyears. I am now ready for promotion." "I plan to hire someone from outside the company." "Must control tiny fists of intern fury." "I have the approval to fill the Senior…
The Boss says to Wally and Dilbert, "I found or five-yearplan from fiveyears ago." The Boss continues, "The last page says, "At the end of the fifth year, the entire management team will be..." The Boss continues to read, "... investigated for accounting irregularities." Wally looks at the secret service…
The Boss pulls a file out of his drawer and thinks, "What's this? It's our old five- yearplan!" He opens the file and thinks, "I wonder how we did compared to the plan." The Boss approaches Dilbert and asks, "Have we relegated Microsoft to the dust heap of history?" Dilbert responds, "Shhh! They might…
…"Huh?" The coworker says, "My name is Ted. I'm planning to take the voluntary layoff package." The coworker continues, "Then I plan to use my retirement money to start a business that makes kites out of waffles!" The coworker continues, "In fiveyears I hope to be the world's largest maker of edible…