Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 19th December 2001

Dilbert//4631, first published 25 years ago on Wednesday 19th December 2001

Tags

written objectives hidden objectives smothered with defectiveness

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally, "Wally, you have failed to achieve any of your written objectives."

The Boss continues, "But by pure chance you achieved all of my hidden objectives."

The Boss hands Wally a piece of paper and says, "Here's another project I need smothered with defectiveness."

Wally responds, "I'm all over it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, YOU HAVE FAILED TO ACHIEVE ANY OF YOUR WRITTEN OBJECTIVES.

BUT BY PURE CHANCE YOU ACHIEVED ALL OF MY HIDDEN OBJECTIVES.

HERE'S ANOTHER PROJECT I NEED SMOTHERED WITH DEFECTIVENESS.

I'M ALL OVER IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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