Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 22nd September 2013

Dilbert//8926, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 22nd September 2013

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embarras myself emotional meltdown panicked public speaking substance abuse worry

Official transcript

Dilbert: I'm panicked about my presentation tomorrow. Wally: Relax. What's the worst that could happen? Dilbert: Well, I could embarrass myself in a career-ending way. Wally: Oh. I didn't think about that one. It might be so bad that you can't even get a recommendation for a future job. Then you'd have an emotional meltdown followed by substance abuse, untreated health issues, and a lonely death. And it could all happen because of something as trivial as a typo on one of your slides. I guess I can add "comforting"

to my list of things I'm no good at.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M PANICKED ABOUT MY PRESENTATION TOMORROW.

RELAX. WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?

WELL, I COULD EMBARRASS MYSELF IN A CAREER-ENDING WAY.

OH. I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT ONE.

IT MIGHT BE SO BAD THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A RECOMMENDATION FOR A FUTURE JOB.

THEN YOU'D HAVE AN EMOTIONAL MELTDOWN FOLLOWED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE, UNTREATED HEALTH ISSUES AND A LONELY DEATH.

AND IT COULD ALL HAPPEN BECAUSE OF SOMETHING AS TRIVIAL AS A TYPO ON ONE OF YOUR SLIDES.

I GUESS I CAN ADD "COMFORTING" TO MY LIST OF THINGS I'M NOT GOOD AT.

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