Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd December 2006

Dilbert//6441, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 3rd December 2006

Official transcript

"Alice, you need to use up your vacation days before the end of the year."

"You told me I had to finish my project before the end of the year."

"I have 19 vacation days to use and there are 19 work days left in the year."

"That leaves zero days to do 19 days worth of work."

"You could work on weekends and use weekdays for vacation."

"Why the @#$% would I do that?!!"

"Because vacations reduce your stress. Duh."

"You'd think that would be obvious."

"AAIEEE!!!"

PUNCH!!!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, YOU NEED TO USE UP YOUR VACATION DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

YOU TOLD ME I HAD TO FINISH MY PROJECT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

I HAVE 19 VACATION DAYS TO USE AND THERE ARE 19 WORK DAYS LEFT IN THE YEAR..

THAT LEAVES ZERO DAYS TO DO 19 DAYS WORTH OF WORK.

YOU COULD WORK ON WEEKENDS AND USE WEEKDAYS FOR VACATION.

WHY THE *%0!* WOULD I DO THAT?!!

BECAUSE VACATIONS REDUCE YOUR STRESS.

YOU'D THINK THAT WOULD BE OBVIOUS.

AAIEEE.!!!

PUNCH!!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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