Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 19th March 2011

Dilbert//8008, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 19th March 2011

Tags

belittle subordinates cruelty evil intensions fill in managers & supervisors on vacation fill in for boss business

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Alice, I need you to fill in for me while I'm on vacation."

Alice says, "I can't wait to belittle my subordinates for not doing the things I only imagined telling them to do."

The Boss says, "Why would you do that?"

Alice says, "Why would you ask that?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, I NEED YOU TO FILL IN FOR ME WHILE I'M ON VACATION.

YAY!

I CAN'T WAIT TO BELITTLE MY SUBORDINATES FOR NOT DOING THE THINGS I ONLY IMAGINED TELLING THEM TO DO.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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