Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd December 2000

Dilbert//4250, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 3rd December 2000

Tags

flex time 5 hours in morning break for then hrs 5 hours later filthy cubicle downside plan staff meeting cherish clever schemes sarcasm

Official transcript

Wally says to The Boss, "I'd like to work flex time."

Wally says, "I'll work for five hours before anyone else gets to the office..."

Wally says to The Boss, "Then I'll take a break for ten hours..."

Wally says, "Then I'll work five more hours after the witnesses... er... co-workers go home."

Wally says, "You'll know I'm working hard because my cubicle will be filthy."

Wally says, "But I have to be perfectly honest: There's a down side to this plan."

Wally says to The Boss, "I would miss your staff meetings that I cherish so much."

Wally says to Dilbert, "I'm having trouble keeping my clever schemes separate from my sarcasm."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'D LIKE TO WORK FLEX TIME I'LL WORK FOR FIVE HOURS BEFORE ANYONE ELSE GETS TO THE OFFICE...

THEN I'LL TAKE A BREAK FOR TEN HOURS.

THEN I'LL WORK FIVE MORE HOURS AFTER THE WITNESSES..

ER... COWORKERS YOU'LL KNOW I'M WORKING HARD BECAUSE MY CUBICLE WILL BE FILTHY.

BUT I HAVE TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST; THERE'S A DOWN SIDE TO THIS PLAN.

I WOULD MISS YOUR STAFF MEETINGS THAT I CHERISH SO MUCH.

I'M HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING MY CLEVER SCHEMES SEPARATE FROM MY SARCASM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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