Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 12th September 2008

Dilbert//7090, first published eighteen years ago on Friday 12th September 2008

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worked around clock ten programmers establish new baseline tragic death march stretch golas stupid

Official transcript

Asok says, "I worked around the clock and finished a project that would normally require ten programmers."

Asok says, "Um... did I just establish a new baseline expectation that will turn my job into a tragic death march?"

The Boss says, "It's time to set some stretch goals."

Asok says, "STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK AND FINISHED A PROJECT THAT WOULD NORMALLY REQUIRE TEN PROGRAMMERS.

UM... DID I JUST ESTABLISH A NEW BASELINE EXPECTATION THAT WILL TURN MY JOB INTO A TRAGIC DEATH MARCH?

IT'S TIME TO SET SOME STRETCH GOALS STUPID!

STUPID!

STUPID!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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