Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st May 2005

Dilbert//5880, first published 21 years ago on Saturday 21st May 2005

Tags

leadership succession plan freeze hiring staff pormotion bad idea

Official transcript

"You have to have a leadership succession plan."

"There's a freeze on hiring, so you'll have to pick someone from your staff."

"So, if something horrible happened to you, I'd get a promotion?"

"This was a bad idea."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION PLAN.

THERE'S A FREEZE ON HIRING, SO YOULL NEED TO PICK SOMEONE FROM YOUR STAFF.

SO, IF SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENED TO YOU, I'D GET A PROMOTION?

THIS WAS A BAD IDEA

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