Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 27th May 2003

Dilbert//5155, first published 23 years ago on Tuesday 27th May 2003

Tags

unpaid vacation managers approval downsize work over staffed hug slef selfishness corporate greed nasty corporate men

Official transcript

Catbert and The Boss are meeting. Catbert says, "Let's offer employees unpaid vacation time, as long as their managers approve it."

Catbert continues, "Then we'll downsize any work group that uses it, because it proves they're over-staffed."

Catbert hugs himself and says, "Excuse me while I hug myself and purr."

The Boss replies, "Take your time."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LET'S OFFER EMPLOYEES UNPAID VACATION TIME, AS LONG AS THEIR MANAGERS APPROVE IT.

THEN WELL DOWNSIZE ANY WORK GROUP THAT USES IT, BECAUSE IT PROVES THEY'RE OVERSTAFFED.

EXCUSE ME WHILE I HUG MYSELF AND PURR.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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