Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 5th January 2010

Dilbert//7570, first published sixteen years ago on Tuesday 5th January 2010

Tags

quantifying liar thief overseeing work

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Maybe someone can help you quantify the value of your research and development work."

Dilbert says, "The only people who can quantify the value of researcg are liars and morons."

The Boss says, "Maybe we could hire a consultant."

DIlbert says, "That just turns a liar into a thief."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MAYBE SOMEONE CAN HELP YOU QUANTIFY THE VALUE OF YOUR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK.

THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN QUANTIFY THE VALUE OF RESEARCH ARE LIARS AND MORONS.

MAYBE WE COULD HIRE A CONSULTANT.

THAT JUST TURNS A LIAR INTO A THIEF.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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