Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 12th April 2012

Dilbert//8398, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 12th April 2012

Tags

consolidating marketing illusion golf ceo money shared services sports business

Official transcript

Boss: We're consolidating our marketing into a shared services model. Asok: Why? Boss: Change creates the illusion that we have a strategy while giving our CEO an excuse to fire a VP who beat him at golf. And blah, blah, something about money. Asok: Must... not... cry... on the outside.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WERE CONSOLIDATING OUR MARKETING INTO A SHARED SERVICES MODEL.

WHY?

CHANGE CREATES THE ILLUSION THAT WE HAVE A STRATEGY WHILE GIVING OUR CEO AN EXCUSE TO FIRE A VP WHO BEAT HIM AT GOLF.

AND BLAH, BLAH, SOMETHING ABOUT MONEY.

MUST.

NOT.

CRY.

ON THE OUTSIDE.

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