Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th October 2014

Dilbert//9304, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 5th October 2014

Tags

cruelty, leadership, managers, managers & supervisors, choices, bullying, 60 hour week, fatique, lower quality, enlightened leader, work fewer hours, better outcome, illusion, created by underlings, abuse, pian, enforcement, business

Official transcript

Dilbert: You have an interesting choice today. You can continue bullying me into working sixty hours per week... while knowing that fatigue will lower the quality of my work. Or you can be an enlightened leader and encourage me to work fewer hours for a better net outcome. Boss: I'm not supposed to tell you this, but... leadership is an illusion created by the abuse of underlings. The more pain I force you to endure, the more of a leader I appear to be. How's the truth feel? Dilbert: Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING CHOICE TODAY.

YOU CAN CONTINUE BULLYING ME INTO WORKING SIXTY HOURS PER WEEK...

WHILE KNOWING THAT FATIGUE WILL LOWER THE QUALITY OF MY WORK.

OR YOU CAN BE AN ENLIGHTENED LEADER AND ENCOURAGE ME TO WORK FEWER HOURS FOR A BETTER NET OUTCOME.

I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT...

LEADERSHIP IS AN ILLUSION CREATED BY THE ABUSE OF UNDERLINGS.

THE MORE PAIN I FORCE YOU TO ENDURE, THE MORE OF A LEADER I APPEAR TO BE.

HOW'S THE TRUTH FEEL?

OUCH!

OUCH!

OUCH!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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