Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd March 1997

Dilbert//2878, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 2nd March 1997

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new ceo tall caucasian male no experince necktie resume bizarre logic never worked in industry

Official transcript

Dilbert stands in the bedroom tying his tie. He tells Dogbert, "Our new CEO will be announced today, Dogbert."

Dilbert continues, "Rumor has it that they picked a tall caucasian male with no experience in our industry."

Dilbert continues, "I can't wait to hear the bizarre logic behind this choice."

Dogbert says, "I like your necktie. Is it new?"

Dilbert replies, "Shut up."

A man stands at a podium and says, "Our new CEO has never worked in our industry, but that's exactly what we were looking for . . ."

The man continues, ". . . Because we wanted a CEO who doesn't know what can't be done!"

The men prepare to shake hands, but the CEO offers his left hand. The man whispers, "Other hand . . . Other hand."

The CEO asks, "Why?"

Dilbert says to Wally and Alice, "He looks a bit overqualified."

Wally says, "I really took the wrong approach on my resume."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR NEW CEO WILL BE ANNOUNCED TODAY, DOGBERT.

RUMOR HAS IT THAT THEY PICKED A TALL CAUCASIAN MALE WITH NO EXPERIENCE IN OUR INDUSTRY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR THE BIZARRE LOGIC BEHIND THIS CHOICE.

I LIKE YOUR NECKTIE. IS IT NEW?

SHUT OUR NEW CEO HAS NEVER WORKED IN OUR INDUSTRY, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.

... BECAUSE WE WANTED A CEO WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT CAN'T BE DONE!

OTHER HAND...

OTHER HAND.

WHY?

HE LOOKS A BIT OVERQUALIFIED.

I REALLY TOOK THE WRONG APPROACH ON MY RSUM

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