Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 13th October 2002

Dilbert//4929, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 13th October 2002

Tags

communication integrity teamwork pyramid pillars team memeber idiots honest opinion team player agree bad ideas two legged stool

Official transcript

The Boss points to a slide and says, "The three pillars of our pyramid are communication, integrity, and teamwork."

Dilbert raises his hand and says, "Question: Since when do pyramids have pillars?"

The Boss responds, "Answer: Shut up."

Alice raises her hand and says, "Problem: All of my team members are idiots."

Alice continues, "If I communicate my honest opinion of their ideas, I won't be a team player."

Alice continues, "But if I pretend to agree with their bad ideas, I won't have integrity."

Alice continues, "So instead of being a pyramid, can I be a two-legged stool like you?"

Dilbert turns to Alice and says, "Wow! That was much better than my pillar question."

Wally asks Alice, "Aren't I on your team?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE THREE PILLARS OF OUR PYRAMID ARE COMMUNICATION, INTEGRITY, AND TEAMWORK.

QUESTION: SINCE WHEN DO PYRAMIDS HAVE PILLARS?

ANSWER : SHUT UP.

PROBLEM: ALL OF MY TEAM MEMBERS ARE IDIOTS.

IF I COMMUNICATE MY HONEST OPINION OF THEIR IDEAS, I WON'T BE A TEAM PLAYER.

BUT IF I PRETEND TO AGREE WITH THEIR BAD IDEAS.

I WON'T HAVE INTEGRITY.

SO INSTEAD OF BEING A PYRAMID, CAN I BE A TWO- LEGGED STOOL LIKE YOU?

WOW! THAT WAS MUCH BETTER THAN MY PILLAR QUESTION.

AREN'T I ON YOUR TEAM?

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