Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th February 1997

Dilbert//2864, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 16th February 1997

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leadership seminar manager motivates employees 14 hour days filthy sadist pointy haired imbecile leader unpopular decions training engineers

Official transcript

Alice, Dilbert and Wally grumble as they enter a leadership seminar. The instructor asks, "What would you call a manager who motivates employees to work fourteen hours a day?"

Alice answers, "A filthy sadist."

Dilbert answers, "Pointy-haired imbecile."

The instructor says, "Umm . . . No . . . That's not what I'm looking for."

Wally says, "I think he means what do we call him to his face."

Alice, Dilbert and Wally answer in unison, "Leader."

The instructor says, "Right! And what do you call someone who can make unpopular decisions again and again?"

Someone replies, "A filthy sadist?"

Another participant says, "Wait, it might be another trick question."

The instructor thinks, "I hate training engineers."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GRUMBLE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR GRUMBLE, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL A MANAGER WHO MOTIVATES EMPLOYEES TO WORK FOURTEEN HOURS A DAY?

FILTHY SADIST.

POINTY-HAIRED IMBECILE.

UMM... NO...

THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

I THINK HE MEANS WHAT DO WE CALL HIM TO HIS FACE.

LEADER RIGHT! AND WHAT DO YOU CALL SOMEONE WHO CAN MAKE UNPOPULAR DECISIONS AGAIN AND AGAIN?

I HATE TRAINING ENGINEERS A FILTHY SADIST?

WAIT, IT MIGHT BE ANOTHER TRICK QUESTION.

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