Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th December 2012

Dilbert//8646, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 16th December 2012

Tags

employees late chronically late pre meeting trick chronic lateness power selfish bad attitude business

Official transcript

Dilbert: Let's meet before the project meeting to go over a few things. Coworker: Nice try. We chronically late people know when we're being played. Your pre-meeting is a trick to get me to show up on time for the real meeting. But that won't work because poor planning isn't the cause of my chronic lateness. I make people wait for me because I enjoy the power and I don't care about anyone's feelings. Dilbert: Fine. I'll see you at the project meeting at ten. Coworker: Nice try. I know the meeting is at 10:30. Dilbert: How do you keep a job? Coworker: That attitude is exactly why I don't like people.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LET'S MEET BEFORE THE PROJECT MEETING TO GO OVER A FEW THINGS.

NICE TRY WE CHRONICALLY LATE PEOPLE KNOW WHEN WE'RE BEING PLAYED.

YOUR PRE-MEETING IS A TRICK TO GET ME TO SHOW UP ON TIME FOR THE REAL MEETING.

BUT THAT WON'T WORK BECAUSE POOR PLANNING ISN'T THE CAUSE OF MY CHRONIC LATENESS.

I MAKE PEOPLE WAIT FOR ME BECAUSE I ENJOY THE POWER AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE'S FEELINGS.

FINE. I'LL SEE YOU AT THE PROJECT MEETING AT TEN.

NICE TRY.

I KNOW THE MEETING IS AT 10:30.

HOW DO YOU KEEP A JOB?

THAT ATTITUDE IS EXACTLY WHY I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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