Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 23rd August 2014

Dilbert//9261, first published twelve years ago on Saturday 23rd August 2014

Tags

laziness, stress

Official transcript

Asok: I am always tense and I don't know why. Wally: It's the tyranny of expectations, Asok. People still expect you to add value. Competence is a vicious cycle. Asok: Can you teach me to be useless like you? Wally: It's better if I don't so you can learn by example.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I AM ALWAYS TENSE AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.

IT'S THE TYRANNY OF EXPECTATIONS, ASOK.

PEOPLE STILL EXPECT YOU TO ADD VALUE.

COMPETENCE IS A VICIOUS CYCLE.

CAN YOU TEACH ME TO BE USELESS LIKE YOU?

IT'S BETTER IF I DON'T SO YOU LEARN BY EXAMPLE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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