Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th January 2014

Dilbert//9052, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 26th January 2014

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management jargon engage employees follow from front anything tell people fake caring situation fake passion uncle died combine both

Official transcript

Boss: What's the newest management jargon I need to pretend you understand? Catbert: Experts say you should engage employees and follow from the front. Boss: Does that mean anything? Catbert: No one know. Just to be safe, you should tell people you're doing it. Boss: Should I act as if I'm passionate, or is this more of a fake caring situation? Catbert: Beats me. Try combining the two. Boss: Fake passion plus fake caring. Asok: My uncle died. Boss: Woot!!! What was his name?!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT'S THE NEWEST MANAGEMENT JARGON I NEED TO PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND?

EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD ENGAGE EMPLOYEES AND FOLLOW FROM THE FRONT.

DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING?

NO ONE KNOWS.

JUST TO BE SAFE, YOU SHOULD TELL PEOPLE YOU'RE DOING IT.

SHOULD I ACT AS IF I'M PASSIONATE, OR IS THIS MORE OF A FAKE CARING SITUATION?

BEATS ME.

TRY COMBINING THE TWO FAKE PASSION PLUS FAKE CARING.

MY UNCLE DIED.

WOOT!!!

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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