Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 20th August 2011

Dilbert//8162, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 20th August 2011

Tags

conversation interviews biggest mistake learned from t old couch chewing starbucks never tell story

Official transcript

Boss: Describe your biggest mistake and what you learned from it. Man: I tried to get rid of an old couch by chewing it into tiny pieces and leaving one handful at a time at a Starbucks. Boss: And what did you learn? Man: I learned I should never tell that story. Interview question.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

INTERVIEW QUESTION DESCRIBE YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE AND WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM IT.

I TRIED TO GET RID OF AN OLD COUCH BY CHEWING IT INTO TINY PIECES AND LEAVING ONE HANDFUL AT A TIME AT STARBUCKS.

AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN?

I LEARNED I SHOULD NEVER TELL THAT STORY.

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