Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th June 2002

Dilbert//4810, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 16th June 2002

Tags

the master overworked carefree powerful secret volunteer many tasks complaints later gandhi that eats dont recall agree

Official transcript

Wally is asleep in his cubicle. Asok enters and says, "Wally, I need advice from the master."

Wally wakes up and says, "Huh?"

Asok says, "How do you remain so carefree while everyone else seems so overworked?"

Wally replies, "Asok, you are ready to learn my most powerful secret."

Wally continues, "Always volunteer to do lots of tasks. That will make you appear very busy."

Wally continues, "Later, when someone complains that you didn't do a task..."

Wally continues, "Say you remember discussing the topic but you don't recall agreeing to do anything."

Wally continues, "Offer a glimmer of hope that you might yet do the task if no one yells at you... Then repeat."

Asok replies, "Wow."

Asok walks away and thinks, "He's like a Gandhi that eats."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, I NEED ADVICE FROM THE MASTER.

HOW DO YOU REMAIN SO CAREFREE WHILE EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS OVERWORKED?

ASOK, YOU ARE READY TO LEARN MY MOST POWERFUL SECRET.

ALWAYS VOLUNTEER TO DO LOTS OF TASKS. THAT WILL MAKE YOU APPEAR 222> HUH?

LATER, WHEN SOMEONE COMPLAINS THAT YOU DIDN'T DO A TASK...

SAY YOU REMEMBER DISCUSSING THE TOPIC BUT YOU DON'T RECALL AGREEING TO DO ANYTHING.

OFFER A GLIMMER OF HOPE THAT YOU MIGHT YET DO THE TASK IF NO ONE YELLS AT YOU.

THEN REPEAT HE IS LIKE A GANDHI THAT EATS.

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