Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th November 2007

Dilbert//6791, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 18th November 2007

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career day classroom guest speaker dilbert engineering tells all explaining things to idiots make decisions misinterpreting massic=ve problems rumors overwhelm assign blame unpopular

Official transcript

Career Day "Class, today Dilbert will tell us what a career in engineering is all about."

"My job involves explaining things to idiots.""Then the idiots make decisions based on misinterpreting what I said."

"Then it is my job to try and fix the massive problems caused by the bad decisions."

"Eventually rumors overwhelm facts, and I give up."

"In the final phase, I assign blame to a unpopular coworker."

"So whatever you do in life don't be unpopular."

"Don't listen to him!"

"Said the unpopular teacher."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAREER DAY CLASS, TODAY DILBERT WILL TELL US WHAT A CAREER IN ENGINEERING IS ALL ABOUT.

MY JOB INVOLVES EXPLAINING THINGS TO IDIOTS.

THEN THE IDIOTS MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON MISINTERPRETING WHAT I SAID THEN IT IS MY JOB TO TRY TO FIX THE MASSIVE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE BAD DECISIONS.

EVENTUALLY, RUMORS OVERWHELM FACTS, AND I GIVE UP.

IN THE FINAL PHASE, I ASSIGN BLAME TO AN UNPOPULAR COWORKER.

SO WHATEVER YOU DO IN LIFE, DON'T BE UNPOPULAR.

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM!

SAID THE UNPOPULAR TEACHER.

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