Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 21st December 2014

Dilbert//9381, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 21st December 2014

Tags

anger, criticism, perfection, psychological disorder, psychological evaluation, perfectionist, warning, not a problem, cognitive dissonance, unrealistic optimism, projection bias, jerk, anger issues

Official transcript

Coworker: I should warn you that I'm a perfectionist. Dilbert: I appreciate the warning. Do you have any other psychological problems or just the one? Coworker: I don't think of it as a "problem."

Dilbert: I guess that's what makes it so bad. I see a lot of other psychological problems in your writing. Cognitive dissonance, unrealistic optimism, and some projection bias. But I can see why you think your perfectionism is the worst part. Coworker: You're a jerk. Dilbert: ...and here come the anger issues.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I SHOULD WARN YOU THAT IM A PERFECTIONIST.

I APPRECIATE THE WARNING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OR JUST THE ONE?

I DONT THINK OF IT AS A "PROBLEM." I GUESS THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO BAD.

I SEE A LOT OF OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN YOUR WRITING.

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE, UNREALISTIC OPTIMISM, AND SOME PROJECTION BIAS BUT I CAN SEE WHY YOU THINK YOUR PERFECTIONISM IS THE WORST PART.

YOU'RE A JERK.

AND HERE COME THE ANGER ISSUES.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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