Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th March 2013

Dilbert//8744, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 24th March 2013

Tags

happiness work ethic workplace happiness direct deposit mental distance effort paycheck no clear goal doing good work job satisafaction stress related problems highly demotivated psychology

Official transcript

Asok: Wally, what is the key to workplace happiness? Wally: Well, Asok, it all starts with direct deposit. You want to keep some mental distance between your effort and your paycheck. Next, you want to work on projects that have no clear goals or deadlines. Coworker: Hey, Wally, can you... Wally: No, I'm too busy doing various things. Asok: What about the satisfaction of doing good work? Wally: Job satisfaction is what people feel right before they die from stress-related problems. Asok: I feel highly demotivated right now. Wally: You are very welcome.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WALLY, WHAT IS THE KEY TO WORKPLACE HAPPINESS?

WELL, ASOK, IT ALL STARTS WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT.

YOU WANT TO KEEP SOME MENTAL DISTANCE BETWEEN YOUR EFFORT AND YOUR PAYCHECK.

NEXT, YOU WANT TO WORK ON PROJECTS THAT HAVE NO CLEAR GOALS OR DEADLINES.

HEY, WALLY, CAN YOU...

NO, I'M TOO BUSY DOING VARIOUS THINGS.

WHAT ABOUT THE SATISFACTION OF DOING GOOD WORK?

JOB SATISFACTION IS WHAT PEOPLE FEEL RIGHT BEFORE THEY DIE FROM STRESS- RELATED PROBLEMS.

I FEEL HIGHLY DEMOTIVATED NOW.

YOU ARE VERY WELCOME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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