Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 9th February 2005

Dilbert//5779, first published 21 years ago on Wednesday 9th February 2005

Tags

worthless subject matter expert narrow field vague field

Official transcript

"People think I'm worthless, but in fact I'm a subject-matter expert in a very narrow field."

"It's so narrow that it requires no knowledge whatsoever."

"What field is it?"

"There's no way to know for sure."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PEOPLE THINK I'M WORTHLESS, BUT IN FACT I'M A SUBJECT- MATTER EXPERT IN A VERY NARROW FIELD.

IT'S SO NARROW THAT IT REQUIRES NO KNOWLEDGE WHATSOEVER.

WHAT FIELD IS IT?

THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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