Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th November 2006

Dilbert//6413, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 5th November 2006

Official transcript

"Today I will teach you how to use your incompetence to achieve your goals."

"Step 1: Be incompetent. (Also known as 'the easy part.')"

"Step 2: Volunteer for the most difficult and important projects"

"Step 3: Convince your boss that an enemy within the company is slowing you down."

"Step 4: Insist that competent people be pulled off of other projects to help you."

"Step 5: Declare yourself the leader of the competent people"

"Step 6: Claim credit for the work of the competent people."

"Step 7: After you get promoted, fire the competent people to eliminate witnesses."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

TODAY I WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO USE YOUR INCOMPETENCE TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.

STEP 1: BE INCOMPETENT.

CALSO KNOWN AS "THE EASY PART.") STEP 2: VOLUNTEER FOR THE MOST DIFFICULT AND IMPORTANT PROJECTS STEP 3: CONVINCE YOUR BOSS THAT AN ENEMY WITHIN THE COMPANY IS SLOWING YOU DOWN.

STEP 4: INSIST THAT COMPETENT PEOPLE BE PULLED OFF OF OTHER PROJECTS TO HELP YOU.

STEP 5: DECLARE YOURSELF THE LEADER OF THE COMPETENT PEOPLE STEP 6: CLAIM CREDIT FOR THE WORK OF THE COMPETENT PEOPLE.

STEP 7: AFTER YOU GET PROMOTED, FIRE THE COMPETENT PEOPLE TO ELIMINATE WITNESSES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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