Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 12th September 2012

Dilbert//8551, first published fourteen years ago on Wednesday 12th September 2012

Tags

complaining work ethic such back due dates lazy incompetent busy root cause

Official transcript

Coworker: I need to give you some push-back on these due dates. Dilbert: No problem. Should I tell the others you're lazy, or incompetent, or in over your head? Coworker: How about just "busy?"

Dilbert: Okay. I will insist that people ignore the root cause.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED TO GIVE YOU SOME PUSH-BACK ON THESE DUE DATES.

NO PROBLEM. SHOULD I TELL THE OTHERS YOU'RE LAZY, OR INCOMPETENT, OR IN OVER YOUR HEAD?

HOW ABOUT JUST "BUSY"?

OKAY. I WILL INSIST THAT PEOPLE IGNORE THE ROOT CAUSE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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