Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th September 2014

Dilbert//9287, first published twelve years ago on Thursday 18th September 2014

Tags

emotional manipulation, executives, financial gain, leader, leaders, less unlikable, lonely job, manipulation, obliviousness, popularity

Official transcript

CEO: Being a leader is a lonely job. Dilbert: Try being less of a #!@*. Then people might want to spend time with you. CEO: I don't see how that could work. Dilbert: Can we get back to manipulating my emotions for financial gain?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BEING A LEADER IS A LONELY JOB.

TRY BEING LESS OF A #16*. THEN PEOPLE MIGHT WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU.

I DON'T SEE HOW THAT COULD WORK.

CAN WE GET BACK TO YOU MANIPULATING MY EMOTIONS FOR FINANCIAL GAIN?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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