Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th March 2014

Dilbert//9101, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 16th March 2014

Tags

internet & world wide web movies clever video create video internet go viral marketing experts engineer more passion loser attitude viral video entertainment technology engineering

Official transcript

Boss: I want you to create a clever video about our product for the Internet. But make sure it goes viral or you're a total failure. Dilbert: No one can predict what goes viral. Marketing experts fail at this sort of thing 99% of the time. I'm an engineer with no relevant skills for this assignment. Boss: Maybe you could succeed if you had more passion. Dilbert: Gaaa!!! I need a rational boss, not passion! Boss: That's sort of a loser attitude. Asok: Hey, my video is going viral!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT YOU TO CREATE A CLEVER VIDEO ABOUT OUR PRODUCT FOR THE INTERNET.

BUT MAKE SURE IT GOES VIRAL OR YOU'RE A TOTAL FAILURE.

NO ONE CAN PREDICT WHAT GOES VIRAL.

MARKETING EXPERTS FAIL AT THIS SORT OF THING 99% OF THE TIME.

I'M AN ENGINEER WITH NO RELEVANT SKILLS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

MAYBE YOU COULD SUCCEED IF YOU HAD MORE PASSION.

GAAA!!! I NEED A RATIONAL BOSS, NOT PASSION!

THAT'S SORT OF A LOSER ATTITUDE.

HEY, MY VIDEO IS GOING VIRAL!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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