Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th January 2001

Dilbert//4292, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 14th January 2001

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employee personality prefremces styles of thinking solve problems moral and values randy is idiot illogical menacing

Official transcript

A female employee says, "I have the results of the Employee Personality Type Preferences."

Dilbert, sitting at a table with Randy and Alice, says, "Remind me again why we're doing this."

The female employee says, "Your teamwork will be better when you understand that you have different styles of thinking."

Randy sits and listens as the female employee says to Dilbert, "For example, Dilbert prefers to use logic to solve problems."

Dilbert looks at Randy as the female employee says, "But Randy relies more heavily on morals and values to solve problems."

Randy's eyes grow wide as Dilbert says, "That sounds like a fancy way of saying Randy is an idiot."

Dilbert and Alice look at Randy as Randy says, "Oh, yeah? Well, I might be an idiot but you're illogical."

Dilbert and Alice pat Randy on the shoulders as Randy says, "That didn't sound as menacing as I had hoped."

Dilbert says, "It's okay."

Alice says, "We understand."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE EMPLOYEE PERSONALITY TYPE PREFERENCES.

REMIND ME AGAIN WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.

YOUR TEAMWORK WILL BE BETTER WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE DIFFERENT FOR EXAMPLE, DILBERT PREFERS TO USE LOGIC TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

BUT RANDY RELIES MORE HEAVILY ON MORALS AND VALUES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FANCY WAY OF SAYING RANDY IS AN IDIOT.

OH, YEAH? WELL, I MIGHT BE AN IDIOT BUT YOU'RE ILLOGICAL.

THAT DIDN'T SOUND AS MENACING AS I HAD HOPED.

IT'S OKAY.

WE UNDERSTAND.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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