Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 25th April 2005

Dilbert//5854, first published 21 years ago on Monday 25th April 2005

Tags

evil director expect raises bad ratings reflect poorly ability to motivate useless people feel bad

Official transcript

Catbert: Evil Director of Human Resources. "Don't rate any employees "excellent"

because then they'd deserve raises."

"Don't give any bad ratings either because it would reflect poorly on your ability to hire and motivate people."

"How will I make the useless people feel bad if I'm rating them "good"?"

"Try using this scowl."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CATBERT: EVIL DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES DON'T RATE ANY EMPLOYEES "EXCELLENT BECAUSE THEN THEY'D EXPECT RAISES.

DON'T GIVE ANY BAD RATINGS EITHER BECAUSE IT WOULD REFLECT POORLY ON YOUR ABILITY TO HIRE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE.

HOW WILL I MAKE THE USELESS PEOPLE FEEL BAD IF I'M RATING THEM "GOOD"?

TRY USING THIS SCOWL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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