Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 25th January 2014

Dilbert//9051, first published twelve years ago on Saturday 25th January 2014

Tags

frustration ignorance (knowledge) project team forrest fire dropping baby analogy available people stop progress

Official transcript

Boss: Alice, I'm adding Jeff to your project team. Alice: That's like trying to put out a forest fire by dropping a baby on it. Boss: I'm available to help, too. Alice: Okay, your job is to keep Jeff from doing anything.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ALICE, IM ADDING JEFF TO YOUR PROJECT TEAM.

THAT'S LIKE TRYING TO PUT OUT A FOREST FIRE BY DROPPING A BABY ON IT.

IM OKAY, YOUR AVAIL - JOB IS TO ABLE TO KEEP JEFF HELP, TOO. FROM DOING ANYTHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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