Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 5th September 2003

Dilbert//5256, first published 23 years ago on Friday 5th September 2003

Tags

stalled career psychological pressure reach stars hopeless burn your hand

Official transcript

"Wally, how do I handle the psychological pressure of a stalled career?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, HOW DO I HANDLE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PRESSURE OF A STALLED CAREER?

REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU REACH FOR THE STARS, THEY'RE TOO FAR AWAY, 50 IT'S HOPELESS.

BUT SOMETIMES YOU CAN REACH A STAR... CAN'T YOU?

THAT WOULD BURN YOUR HAND CLEAN OFF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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