Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 22nd April 2014

Dilbert//9138, first published twelve years ago on Tuesday 22nd April 2014

Tags

managers & supervisors, travel budget freeze, technical problems, fiancail targets, satisfying customers, sounds bad, said outloud, business

Official transcript

Dilbert: I need an exception to the travel budget freeze so I can fix an important customer's technical problem. Boss: No, because arbitrary financial targets are more important than satisfying customers. Wait... why does that sound bad when I say it out lout? Dilbert: If it makes you feel better, I wasn't listening.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED AN EXCEPTION TO THE TRAVEL BUDGET FREEZE SO I CAN FIX AN IMPORTANT CUSTOMER'S TECHNICAL PROBLEM.

NO, BECAUSE ARBITRARY FINANCIAL TARGETS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN SATISFYING CUSTOMERS WAIT WHY DOES THAT SOUND BAD WHEN I SAY IT OUT LOUD?

IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER, I WASN'T LISTENING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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