Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 24th February 2003

Dilbert//5063, first published 23 years ago on Monday 24th February 2003

Tags

assistant company politics pretend actual work

Official transcript

The Boss says to Wally, "I have an assignment for you that has no value whatsoever to the company."

The Boss continues, "For reasons of company politics, I need to pretend I'm doing something in that area."

Wally approaches Dilbert and says, "So, you're doing actual work. What's that all about?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT FOR YOU THAT HAS NO VALUE WHATSOEVER TO THE COMPANY.

FOR REASONS OF COMPANY POLITICS, I NEED TO PRETEND I'M DOING SOMETHING IN THAT AREA.

SO, YOU'RE DOING ACTUAL WORK. WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

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