Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th December 2014

Dilbert//9388, first published twelve years ago on Sunday 28th December 2014

Tags

arguing, email, expectations, logic, sleep, winning, work ethic, promptly respond, employees, necessary, brain function, succumbs to leadership, dysfunctional moron, confsuion, win converstions, ceo, health, business

Official transcript

CEO: You didn't promptly respond to my email last night. Dilbert: You sent that email at 1 a.m. CEO: I expect my employees to be checking email at all times. Dilbert: Sleep is necessary for normal brain function. Anyone who succumbs to your leadership on this topic will turn into a dysfunctional moron in 48 hours. CEO: I don't see where you're going with this. It's all so confusing to my brain. So tired... can't stay awake... Dilbert: I don't usually win conversations this decisively.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU DIDN'T PROMPTLY RESPOND TO MY EMAIL LAST NIGHT.

YOU SENT THAT EMAIL AT 1 A.M.

I EXPECT MY EMPLOYEES TO BE CHECKING EMAIL AT ALL TIMES.

SLEEP IS NECESSARY FOR NORMAL BRAIN FUNCTION.

ANYONE WHO SUCCUMBS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS TOPIC WILL TURN INTO A DYSFUNCTIONAL MORON IN 48 HOURS.

I DON'T SEE WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS. IT'S ALL SO CONFUSING IN MY BRAIN.

SO TIRED.

CANT STAY AWAKE ...

I DON'T USUALLY WIN CONVERSATIONS THIS DECISIVELY.

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collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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