Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th May 2010

Dilbert//7715, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 30th May 2010

Tags

meeting certification lazy lie plan b yell passionate defense argument scare wide eyes point shake finger apology business

Official transcript

Wally says, "I accomplished nothing this week because I was going through certification."

Wally thinks, "Don't ask. Don't ask. Don't ask."

The Boss says, "Certification for? what?"

Wally thinks, "Plan B: Mount a passionate defense against an argument that no one made."

Wally says, "How can you say that certification is a waste of time?!"

Wally says, "Without certification, management would be reduced to randomness!"

Wally says, "Do you think you'd be happier just guessing who is qualified to do what? Do you? Do you?"

The Boss says, "There's something wrong with you."

Wally says, "Apology accepted. Next."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING THIS WEEK BECAUSE I WAS GOING THROUGH CERTIFICATION.

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com DON'T ASK.

DON'T ASK.

DON'T ASK.

FOR. CHATON FOR... WHAT?

PLAN B: MOUNT A PASSIONATE DEFENSE AGAINST AN ARGUMENT THAT NO ONE MADE.

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT CERTIFICATION IS A WASTE OF TIME?!

WITHOUT CERTIFICATION, MANAGEMENT WOULD BE REDUCED TO RANDOMNESS!

DO YOU THINK YOU'D BE HAPPIER JUST GUESSING WHO IS QUALIFIED TO DO WHAT? DO YOU?

DO YOU?

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED (NEXT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.