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Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st March 2010

Dilbert//7645, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 21st March 2010


Tags

security guard shout technical advice career change loud yell mouth open reboot promotion hobo sponge bath lobby fountain typo nervous


Official transcript

Henry says, "Try rebooting."

Dilbert says, "Who are you?"

Henry says, "I'm Henry the security guard. I'm trying to evolve into a new career."

Henry says, "I'm ignoring my real job while loudly giving technical advice to coworkers."

Henry says, "Eventually, people will start to see me as a valuable technical resource. Promotions will follow."

Dilbert says, "Do you know anything about technology besides 'try rebooting'?"

The Boss says, "Henry, who let the hobo take a sponge bath in the lobby fountain?"

Henry says, "Try rebooting! Try rebooting!"

Dilbert says, "To fix a typo?"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

TRY REBOOTING.

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com WHO ARE YOU?

I'M HENRY THE SECURITY GUARD. I'M TRYING TO EVOLVE INTO A NEW CAREER.

I'M IGNORING MY REAL JOB WHILE LOUDLY GIVING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO COWORKERS.

EVENTUALLY, PEOPLE WILL START TO SEE ME AS A VALUABLE TECHNICAL RESOURCE.

PROMOTIONS WILL FOLLOW.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY BESIDES "TRY REBOOTING"?

HENRY, WHO LET THE HOBO TAKE A SPONGE BATH IN THE LOBBY FOUNTAIN?

TRY REBOOTING!

TRY REBOOTING!

TO FIX A TYPO?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


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