Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th April 2001

Dilbert//4383, first published 25 years ago on Sunday 15th April 2001

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most valuable asset rampant ignorance really cost better jobs across the street don't know bugs wearing trash cans accidental exposure consultant business

Official transcript

Dogbert is sitting at a conference table across from Dilbert and Alice and flanked by the boss and Wally. Dogbert says, "What is your most valuable asset?"

Wally says, "Employees?"

The boss stifles a laugh "Hee"

Dogbert says, "Your most valuable asset is rampant ignorance."

Dogbert continues, "For example, you would never start a project if you knw how much it would really cost."

Turning to Wally, Dogbert says, "Employees stay here because they don't know there are better jobs across the street."

Wally says, "What?"

Turning to the boss, Dogbert says, "Customers buy your products because they don't know about all the bugs."

The boss says, "Good point."

Holding a trashcan, Dogbert says, "I recommend wearing trash cans on your heads to avoid any accidental exposure to knowledge."

An employee, wearing a trashcan over his head, says, "Did he tell you he was a consultant?"

Another trashcanned employee says, "He said he was selling trash cans."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT IS YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET?

EMPLOYEES?

HEE!

YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET IS RAMPANT IGNORANCE.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WOULD NEVER START A PROJECT IF YOU KNEW HOW MUCH IT WOULD EMPLOYEES STAY HERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THERE ARE BETTER JOBS ACROSS THE WHAT?

STREET CUSTOMERS BUY YOUR PRODUCTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE BUGS.

GOOD POINT.

I RECOMMEND WEARING TRASH CANS ON YOUR HEADS TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO KNOWLEDGE.

REALLY COST.

DID HE TELL YOU HE WAS A CONSULTANT?

HE SAID HE WAS SELLING TRASH CANS

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