Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 2nd June 2013

Dilbert//8814, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 2nd June 2013

Tags

engineer good manager leads by example managers & supervisors middle manager monster truck rallies suspicion teaching education business engineering

Official transcript

Boss: A goo manager leads by example. How does it help an engineer to see an example of how to be a middle manager? Dilbert: That's like teaching physics by showing examples of monster truck rallies. Alice: Should we say dumb things, too, or have you not started leading by example yet? Wally: Now what is he doing/ Are we supposed to do that? Dilbert: I think he's leading by example now! Boss: I'm starting to wonder if everything I read on the Internet is wrong.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

A GOOD MANAGER LEADS BY EXAMPLE.

HOW DOES IT HELP AN ENGINEER TO SEE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO BE A MIDDLE MANAGER?

THAT'S LIKE TEACHING PHYSICS BY SHOWING EXAMPLES OF MONSTER TRUCK RALLIES.

SHOULD WE SAY DUMB THINGS, TOO, OR HAVE YOU NOT STARTED LEADING BY EXAMPLE YET?

NOW WHAT IS HE DOING? ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?

I THINK HE'S LEADING BY EXAMPLE NOW!

IM STARTING TO WONDER IF EVERYTHING I READ ON THE INTERNET IS WRONG.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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