Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st June 2009

Dilbert//7372, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 21st June 2009

Tags

vacation delegating excuses volunteering cruel mean

Official transcript

The boss says, "Alice, you'll be acting manager next week while I'm on vacation."

Alice says, "I can't. I'll be in a training class all week."

The boss says, "Dilbert, you'll?"

Dilbert says, "I'll be at a customer site all week."

The boss says, "Carol..."

Carol says, "I'll be getting my tubes tied."

The Boss says, "Asok..."

Asok says, "I'm going to my grandmother's funeral in India."

Wally says, "Yes? Is there something you need me to do?"

The Boss says, "Attend a funeral in India. Tell everyone you're Asok and you had a horrible accident."

The boss says, "Tell them the acid destroyed your hair and your personality."

Wally says, "That took an ugly turn."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, YOULL BE ACTING MANAGER NEXT WEEK WHILE I'M ON VACATION I CAN'T. I'LL BE IN A TRAINING CLASS ALL WEEK.

DILBERT, YOULL..

I'LL BE AT A CUSTOMER SITE ALL WEEK.

CAROL..

I'LL BE GETTING MY TUBES TIED.

ASOK. . .

I'M GOING TO MY GRAND MOTHER'S FUNERAL IN INDIA.

YES? IS THERE SOMETHING YOU NEED ME TO DO?

ATTEND A FUNERAL IN INDIA. TELL EVERYONE YOU'RE ASOK AND YOU HAD A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

TELL THEM THE ACID DESTROYED YOUR HAIR AND YOUR PERSONALITY.

THAT TOOK AN UGLY TURN.

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