Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th June 2012

Dilbert//8451, first published fourteen years ago on Monday 4th June 2012

Tags

monkeys big picture motivated monkey assignment eating banana imitating monkey animals

Official transcript

Dilbert: I would feel more motivated if I knew how my assignment fits into the big picture. Boss: You don't need to be motivated. A monkey could do your assignment while eating a banana. Like this. Ooh-ooh-ooh! Dilbert: I think we're moving in the wrong direction.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WOULD FEEL MORE MOTIVATED IF I KNEW HOW MY ASSIGNMENT FITS INTO THE BIG PICTURE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE MOTIVATED. A MONKEY COULD DO YOUR ASSIGNMENT WHILE EATING A BANANA.

LIKE THIS.

- - !

I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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