Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 5th November 2011

Dilbert//8239, first published fifteen years ago on Saturday 5th November 2011

Tags

embarrassment obliviousness hired consultant less confident overconfident people don't recognize mistakes didn't know studies feel like idiot

Official transcript

Boss: I hired a consultant to teach us how to be less confident. Dilbert: Is that because research has shown that overconfident people don't recognize their own mistakes? Boss: Now I feel like an idiot because I didn't know about those studies. Dogbert: I did him first.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED A CONSULTANT TO TEACH US HOW TO BE LESS CONFIDENT.

IS THAT BECAUSE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT OVERCONFIDENT PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN MISTAKES?

NOW I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THOSE STUDIES.

I DID HIM FIRST.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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