Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 20th February 2000

Dilbert//3963, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 20th February 2000

Tags

division unusually profictable targets impossibly high profit target sabotage profits stop customers wasteful spending leadership training class stick out coffee mug

Official transcript

Dilbert, the Boss, and Wally are at a meeting. The Boss says: "Our division is unusually profitable this year."

He turns to Dilbert: "That means our targets for next year will be set impossibly high."

He turns to Wally: "Our only hope of reaching our profit target next year..."

He continues: "...is to sabotage profits for the rest of this year."

He explains further: "It's too late to stop customers from buying our products."

He continues: "So we'll focus on increasing wasteful spending."

The Boss puts his hand on Wally's shoulder and tells him: "Wally, I'm sending you to a leadership training class."

After the meeting, Wally sticks out his coffee mug and asks Dilbert, "Did you ever stick out your coffee mug and just follow where it took you?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR DIVISION IS UNUSUALLY PROFITABLE THIS YEAR.

THAT MEANS OUR TARGETS FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE SET IMPOSSIBLY HIGH.

OUR ONLY HOPE OF REACHING OUR PROFIT TARGET NEXT YEAR...

... IS TO SABOTAGE PROFITS FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR.

IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP CUSTOMERS FROM BUYING OUR PRODUCTS.

SO WE'LL FOCUS ON INCREASING OUR WASTEFUL SPENDING.

WALLY, I'M SENDING YOU TO A LEADERSHIP TRAINING CLASS.

DID YOU EVER STICK OUT YOUR COFFEE MUG AND JUST FOLLOW WHERE IT TOOK YOU?

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