Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st May 2005

Dilbert//5860, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 1st May 2005

Tags

complaints badering manager deciosn on issue emails phonecalls insist on the job overpaid

Official transcript

I've received some complaints that you've been badgering the managers. "Hmm...badgering you say."

"Let me see if I understdnd this "badgering"

concept."

"Let's say that I need a manager's decision on a critical issue..."

"And the manager in question ignores my e-mails and phone calls..."

"shouldn't I insist that this manager do the job for which he is overpaid?!!!"

"Huh? Shouldn't I? What do you say? Huh? Huh? How about it? Huh?"

"I'll say I talked to her."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'VE RECEIVED SOME COMPLAINTS THAT YOU'VE BEEN BADGERING MANAGERS.

HMM.

BADGERING, YOU SAY.

LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND THIS "BADGERING CONCEPT.

LET'S SAY THAT I NEED A MANAGER'S DECISION ON A CRITICAL ISSUE...

AND THE MANAGER IN QUESTION IGNORES MY EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS...

SHOULDN'T I INSIST THAT THIS MANAGER DO THE JOB FOR WHICH HE IS OVERPAID?!!!

HUH? SHOULDN'T I?

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

HUH? HUH? HOW ABOUT IT? HUH?

I'LL SAY I TALKED TO HER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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