Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 14th April 2011

Dilbert//8034, first published fifteen years ago on Thursday 14th April 2011

Tags

ignorance (knowledge) laziness seven layers of management lead company unknowingly bad idea input to avoid ceo middle management

Official transcript

CEO: I plant to add seven more layers of management between you and me. My goal is to lead the company without knowing anything about it. Boss: That sounds like a bad idea. CEO: This sort of input is exactly what I'm trying to avoid.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I PLAN TO ADD SEVEN MORE LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

MY GOAL IS TO LEAD THE COMPANY WITHOUT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD IDEA.

THIS SORT OF INPUT IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M TRYING TO AVOID.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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