Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 26th January 2012

Dilbert//8321, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 26th January 2012

Tags

cruelty destructive criticism dumb employees team hired meeting business

Official transcript

Boss: I'd like to begin the meeting by giving Dilbert some destructive criticism. Everything you do is dumb. I don't know why I hired you. I feel much more motivated now. If you feel a little bit worse, we came out ahead as a team.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'D LIKE TO BEGIN THE MEETING BY GIVING DILBERT SOME DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.

EVERYTHING YOU DO IS DUMB.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I HIRED YOU.

I FEEL MUCH MORE MOTIVATED NOW.

IF YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT WORSE, WE CAME OUT AHEAD AS A TEAM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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