Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd November 2014

Dilbert//9353, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 23rd November 2014

Tags

deception, holidays, laziness, trust, work ethic, telecommute, bring kid to work, work from home, distrust, corrodes motivation, toxic environment, ruin naps

Official transcript

Wally: Is it okay if I telecommute on "Bring Your Kid To Work"

Day? I'll show my kid how I work from home. Boss: How would I know you were working? Wally: What??!! That is exactly the sort of distrust that corrodes the motivation of employees! How can I feel good about my job in this toxic atmosphere? Boss: Okay, okay. You can work from home on "Bring Your Kid To Work"

Day. Dilbert: You don't have a kid. Wally: I hear they ruin your naps.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IS IT OKAY IF I TELECOMMUTE ON "BRING YOUR KID TO WORK" DAY?

I'LL SHOW MY KID HOW I WORK FROM HOME.

HOW WOULD I KNOW YOU WERE WORKING?

WHAT??!!

THAT IS EXACTLY THE SORT OF DISTRUST THAT CORRODES THE MOTIVATION OF EMPLOYEES!

HOW CAN I FEEL GOOD ABOUT MY JOB IN THIS TOXIC ATMOSPHERE?

OKAY, OKAY.

YOU CAN WORK FROM HOME ON "BRING YOUR KID TO WORK" DAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE A KID.

I HEAR THEY RUIN YOUR NAPS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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