Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 22nd October 2000

Dilbert//4208, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 22nd October 2000

Tags

deliver bad news meet goals fire an engineer sales people immoral punish engineers hole puncher

Official transcript

The boss is walking and thinking, "Sometimes a manager must deliver bad news."

The boss, behind Dilbert, thinks, "Luckily I enjoy it."

The boss says, "Our sales force failed to meet their goals."

The boss continues, "So I have to fire an engineer to reduce expenses."

Dilbert says, "What?"

Dilbert says, "You should fire the incompetent sales people!"

Dilber continues, "It's immoral to punish innocent engineers for the sins of sales people! I will fight this all the way!"

The boss says, "I'm firing Ted. Not you."

Dilbert says, "Fair enough. Can you wait until I borrow his hole puncher?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SOMETIMES A MANAGER MUST DELIVER BAD LUCKILY ENJOY IT.

OUR SALES FORCE FAILED TO MEET THEIR GOALS.

50 I HAVE TO FIRE AN ENGINEER TO REDUCE EXPENSES.

YOU SHOULD FIRE THE INCOMPETENT SALES PEOPLE!

IT'S IMMORAL TO PUNISH INNOCENT ENGINEERS FOR THE SINS OF SALES PEOPLE!

I WILL FIGHT THIS ALL THE WAY!

I'M FIRING TED, NOT YOU.

WHAT?

FAIR ENOUGH.

CAN YOU WAIT UNTIL I BORROW HIS HOLE PUNCHER?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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