Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th November 2013

Dilbert//8982, first published thirteen years ago on Sunday 17th November 2013

Tags

illness laziness sitting disease sit all day bad health safety more eimportant drink coffee instead

Official transcript

Wally: I've got a bad case of something the experts call "sitting disease."

Studies show that people who sit all day for their jobs have 40% greater chance of dying in the next three years. Company policy says safety is more important than productivity, right? Boss: Um... sort of. Wally: So instead of sitting at my desk working, I plan to walk around and drink coffee. For safety reasons. Boss: GO sit at your desk or you're fired. There's a good chance this problem will resolve itself within three years.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IVE GOT A BAD CASE OF SOMETHING THE EXPERTS CALL "SITTING DISEASE." STUDIES SHOW THAT PEOPLE WHO SIT ALL DAY FOR THEIR JOBS HAVE A 40% GREATER CHANCE OF DYING IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS COMPANY POLICY SAYS SAFETY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PRODUCTIVITY, RIGHT?

UM..

SORT OF.

SO INSTEAD OF SITTING AT MY DESK WORKING, I PLAN TO WALK AROUND AND DRINK COFFEE.

FOR SAFETY REASONS.

GO SIT AT YOUR DESK OR YOU'RE FIRED.

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THIS PROBLEM WILL SOLVE ITSELF WITHIN THREE YEARS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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