Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th December 2010

Dilbert//7904, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 5th December 2010

Tags

design plan suboptimal highlighted items illusion of fullness olden times hat manage like its 1800's

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "My design plan is obviously too complex for a manager to understand."

Dilbert says, "So I highlighted a few areas that are intentionally suboptimal."

Dilbert says, "Just point to the highlighted items and demand that I fix them."

Dilbert says, "That will give you the illusion of usefulness."

Dilbert says, "Pretend this is olden times when bosses knew what their employees did for a living."

Dilbert says, "To round out the fantasy, wear this hat made from a dead animal."

Dilbert says, "Now manage me like it's the 1800's!"

Boss says, "Do you have a smaller hat?"

Dilbert says, "Imagine that we're out of candles."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com MY DESIGN PLAN IS OBVIOUSLY TOO COMPLEX FOR A MANAGER TO UNDERSTAND.

SO I HIGHLIGHTED A FEW AREAS THAT ARE INTENTIONALLY SUBOPTIMAL.

JUST POINT TO THE HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS AND DEMAND THAT I FIX THEM.

THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE ILLUSION OF USEFULNESS.

PRETEND THIS IS OLDEN TIMES WHEN BOSSES KNEW WHAT THEIR EMPLOYEES DID FOR A LIVING.

TO ROUND OUT THE FANTASY, WEAR THIS HAT MADE FROM A DEAD ANIMAL.

NOW MANAGE ME LIKE IT'S THE 1800'S!

DO YOU HAVE A SMALLER HAT?

IMAGINE THAT WERE OUT OF CANDLES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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