Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 8th August 2009

Dilbert//7420, first published seventeen years ago on Saturday 8th August 2009

Tags

guilt excuse lie work avoiding acting

Official transcript

Wally says, "The successful work - avoider combines a fake eagerness to help with just a hint of likely failure."

Man says, "Wally, I need load calcs in an hour."

Wally says, "No problem! Unless my computer keeps crashing like it did all morning."

Man says, "I'll ask someone else."

Wally says, "I am begging you to let me help!"

Asok thinks, "Wow!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE SUCCESSFUL WORK-AVOIDER COMBINES A FAKE EAGERNESS TO HELP WITH JUST A HINT OF LIKELY FAILURE.

WALLY, I NEED LOAD CALCS IN AN HOUR NO PROBLEM!

UNLESS MY COMPUTER KEEPS CRASHING LIKE IT DID ALL MORNING.

I'LL ASK SOMEONE ELSE.

I AM BEGGING YOU TO LET ME HELP!

wou

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