Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 13th January 2001

Dilbert//4291, first published 25 years ago on Saturday 13th January 2001

Tags

hard work signing praises then die reality inspirational speeches

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally and Dilbert, "If you work hard, you can achieve great things!"

The Boss says, "And then you die."

Wally, Dilbert and Alice weep as The Boss says, "It never pays to mix reality with inspirational speeches."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF YOU WORK HARD, YOU CAN ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS!

AND THEN YOU DIE.

IT NEVER PAYS TO MIX REALITY WITH INSPIRATIONAL SPEECHES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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