Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 5th June 2008

Dilbert//6991, first published eighteen years ago on Thursday 5th June 2008

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colossal waste different light less usless unimportant staff meetings

Official transcript

Wally says, "I took a class on being less useless. Now I see the world in a different light."

Wally says, "For example, I recognize these staff meetings as colossal wastes of time, but there's nothing I can do about them."

Wally says, "Now my helplessness makes my uselessness seem unimportant."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I TOOK A CLASS ON BEING LESS USELESS.

NOW I SEE THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

FOR EXAMPLE, I RECOGNIZE THESE STAFF MEETINGS AS COLOSSAL WASTES OF TIME, BUT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THEM.

NOW MY HELPLESSNESS MAKES MY USELESSNESS SEEM UNIMPORTANT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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