Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 20th March 2014

Dilbert//9105, first published twelve years ago on Thursday 20th March 2014

Tags

employees work ethic managers should hire clear expectations micromanaging employee engement business

Official transcript

Boss: Experts say managers should hire great people and set clear expectations. They don't say what to do when you get the first part wrong, but I'm leaning toward micromanaging. Alice: My employee engagement just went down. Boss: That was never a real thing.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

EXPERTS SAY MANAGERS SHOULD HIRE GREAT PEOPLE AND SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS.

THEY DONT SAY WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET THE FIRST PART WRONG, BUT IM LEANING TOWARD MICROMANAGING.

MY EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT JUST WENT DOWN.

THAT WAS NEVER A REAL THING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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