Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th August 2012

Dilbert//8513, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 5th August 2012

Tags

business ethics work ethic top engineers competetors firing get rid of updating resume goes as planned hideous disese felt useuful threatening employment

Official transcript

Boss: Wally, I'm sending you to a conference for the world's top engineers. With any luck, one of our competitors will try to poach you. That will save me the trouble of firing you. You'll be going with five other people I want to get rid of. I took the liberty of updating your resume. If this goes as planned, you'll destroy one of our competitors from within. Like a hideous disease. Make me proud! Wally: It was the first time I ever felt useful. I didn't like it.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, I'M SENDING YOU TO A CONFERENCE FOR THE WORLD'S TOP ENGINEERS.

WITH ANY LUCK, ONE OF OUR COMPETITORS WILL TRY TO POACH YOU.

THAT WILL SAVE ME THE TROUBLE OF FIRING YOU.

YOU'LL BE GOING WITH FIVE OTHER PEOPLE I WANT TO GET RID OF.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF UPDATING YOUR RSUM IF THIS GOES AS PLANNED, YOULL DESTROY ONE OF OUR COMPETITORS FROM WITHIN, LIKE A HIDEOUS DISEASE.

MAKE ME PROUD!

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER FELT USEFUL.

I DIDN'T LIKE IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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