Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th August 2012

Dilbert//8538, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 30th August 2012

Tags

managers & supervisors work ethic low priority tasks rational being reward business

Official transcript

Boss: You keep spending time on low-priority tasks. Dilbert: That's because I'm a rational being. I only work on tasks that are likely to give me some sort of reward. Boss: I don't know how to deal with that. Dilbert: Have you tried managing?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU KEEP SPENDING TIME ON LOW-PRIORITY TASKS.

THAT'S BECAUSE I'M A RATIONAL BEING. I ONLY WORK ON TASKS THAT ARE LIKELY TO GIVE ME SOME SORT OF REWARD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.

HAVE YOU TRIED MANAGING?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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