Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 7th April 2009

Dilbert//7297, first published seventeen years ago on Tuesday 7th April 2009

Tags

meeting discussion deliberating firing layoffs downsizing business

Official transcript

Catbert says, "Do you want to lay off the highly skilled, whiny jerk who is toxic to the workplace or?"

Catbert says, "?The pleasant but incompetent guy who will lead us to ruination?"

Catbert says, "This got harder after we fired all of the unskilled, whiny jerks."

The boss says, "Which one is uglier?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DO YOU WANT TO LAY OFF THE HIGHLY SKILLED, WHINY JERK WHO IS TOXIC TO THE WORKPLACE OR. ..

... THE PLEASANT BUT INCOMPETENT GUY WHO WILL LEAD US TO RUINATION?

THIS GOT HARDER AFTER WE FIRED ALL OF THE UNSKILLED, WHINY JERKS.

WHICH ONE IS UGLIER?

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