Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th January 2013

Dilbert//8688, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 27th January 2013

Tags

discussion frustration deliverable deadline proactive opposite of proactive empowered employees bad morale big bungler open door policy

Official transcript

Wally: I decided to be proactive and push back my deliverable deadline by a year. Boss: That' snot being proactive. That's the opposite of proactive! Wally: You said you want employees to be empowered and now you're criticizing my decision. That's just great. Now my morale is bad, too! I can't be proactive. I can't be empowered. And now I can't even be happy! You've bungled everything! You're a big bungler! Boss: Get out of my office. Wally: Well, say goodbye to the open-door policy!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DECIDED TO BE PROACTIVE AND PUSH BACK MY DELIVERABLE DEADLINE BY A YEAR.

THAT'S NOT BEING PROACTIVE. THAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF PROACTIVE!

YOU SAID YOU WANT EMPLOYEES TO BE EMPOWERED AND NOW YOU'RE CRITICIZING MY DECISION THAT'S JUST GREAT.

NOW MY MORALE IS BAD, TOO!

I CAN'T BE PROACTIVE.

I CAN'T BE EMPOWERED.

AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN BE HAPPY!

YOU'VE BUNGLED EVERYTHING! YOU'RE A BIG BUNGLER!

GET OUT OF MY OFFICE.

WELL, SAY GOODBYE TO THE OPEN-DOOR POLICY!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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