Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th January 2015

Dilbert//9402, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 11th January 2015

Tags

coaching, deception, laziness, mentor, mentoring, strategy, work ethic, taper, key to winning, new job, long hours, good first impression, taker off, working smarter

Official transcript

Wally: Asok, the key to winning at your job is the taper. Asok: Taper? Wally: At the start of any new job, you want to put in long hours and create a good first impression. Then you should start to gradually taper off your effort. But be sure you taper slowly. You don't want to be obvious. Boss: Wally, is it my imagination, or are you working slightly less every day? Wally: It only looks that way because I'm working smarter, not harder. Just the way you taught me. Boss: Okay, that sounds right. Wally: Always keep that round in the chamber. Asok: You scare me, but in a good way.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ASOK, THE KEY TO WINNING AT YOUR JOB IS THE TAPER.

TAPER?

AT THE START OF ANY NEW JOB, YOU WANT TO PUT IN LONG HOURS AND CREATE A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION.

THEN YOU SHOULD START TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF YOUR EFFORT.

BUT BE SURE YOU TAPER SLOWLY. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE OBVIOUS.

WALLY, IS IT MY IMAGINATION, OR ARE YOU WORKING SLIGHTLY LESS EVERY DAY?

IT ONLY LOOKS THAT WAY BECAUSE I'M WORKING SMARTER, NOT HARDER, JUST THE WAY YOU TAUGHT ME.

OKAY, THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.

ALWAYS KEEP THAT ROUND IN THE CHAMBER.

YOU SCARE ME, BUT IN A GOOD WAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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