Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 19th June 2013

Dilbert//8831, first published thirteen years ago on Wednesday 19th June 2013

Tags

managers & supervisors obliviousness two ways to fail miss deadlines quality of work active non listening business

Official transcript

Dilbert: You've given me so many projects that I have two ways to fail. I can either miss all of my deadlines or I can reduce the quality of my work to rubbish. Which do you prefer? Boss: The class I took in active non-listening is really paying off. I need this by Tuesday.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUVE GIVEN ME SO MANY PROJECTS THAT I HAVE TWO WAYS TO FAIL.

I CAN EITHER MISS ALL OF MY DEADLINES OR I CAN REDUCE THE QUALITY OF MY WORK TO RUBBISH. WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

THE CLASS I TOOK IN ACTIVE NON-LISTENING IS REALLY PAYING OFF.

I NEED THIS BY TUESDAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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