Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th December 2007

Dilbert//6819, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 16th December 2007

Tags

highest raise exceed expectations thought possible goals higher incompetent setting goals maximum achievement choices

Official transcript

"I can't give you the highest raise because you didn't exceed expectations."

"If you thought it was possible for my to exceed my expectations, you would have set the goals higher."

"So there are only two possibilities here."

"Either you are incompetent at setting goals..."

"Or I attained the maximum possible achievement and I deserve the maximum raise.""Which is it?"

"Can I hear those two choices again?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE HIGHEST RAISE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T EXCEED EXPECTATIONS.

IF YOU THOUGHT IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR ME TO EXCEED MY EXPECTATIONS, YOU WOULD HAVE SET THE GOALS HIGHER.

SO THERE ARE ONLY TWO POSSIBILITIES HERE.

EITHER YOU ARE INCOMPETENT AT SETTING GOALS...

OR I ATTAINED THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE ACHIEVEMENT AND I DESERVE THE MAXIMUM RAISE.

WHICH IS IT?

CAN I HEAR THOSE TWO CHOICES AGAIN?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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