Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 11th April 2008

Dilbert//6936, first published eighteen years ago on Friday 11th April 2008

Tags

advice to intern don't finish on deadline freedom overworked less time nitpick

Official transcript

"Heed my advice, young Asok. Only an idiot finishes a project before the deadline."

"The less time you give people to nitpick. The more time you have to pretend you are overworked."

"Freedom is just another word for people finding out you're useless."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HEED MY ADVICE, YOUNG ASOK. ONLY AN IDIOT FINISHES A PROJECT BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

THE LESS TIME YOU GIVE PEOPLE TO NITPICK, THE MORE TIME YOU HAVE TO PRETEND YOU ARE OVERWORKED.

FREEDOM IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR PEOPLE FINDING OUT YOU'RE USELESS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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