Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th November 2013

Dilbert//8969, first published thirteen years ago on Monday 4th November 2013

Tags

burglars & robbers frustration lab stealing back cables worse problem boss adds fuel to fire

Official transcript

Dilbert: Every time I leave the lab, some jerk steals my cables and replaces them with their bad ones. Then I have to spend hours stealing back one cable at a time and testing each one. Boss: Doesn't that make you one of the cable-stealing jerks? Dilbert: You've never met a problem you couldn't worsen.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EVERY TIME I LEAVE THE LAB, SOME JERK STEALS MY CABLES AND REPLACES THEM WITH THEIR BAD ONES.

THEN I HAVE TO SPEND HOURS STEALING BACK ONE CABLE AT A TIME AND TESTING EACH ONE.

DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU ONE OF THE CABLE- STEALING JERKS?

YOU'VE NEVER MET A PROBLEM YOU COULDN'T WORSEN

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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