Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th January 2015

Dilbert//9409, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 18th January 2015

Tags

arguing, job, job description, managers, manipulation, taking advantage, task, whiney quitter, resourceful entrepreneur, personal growth, outside the box, key to greatness, assigning wrong people, mow lawn, business

Official transcript

Dilbert: That isn't in my job description. Boss: What?! You should never tell your boss that a task isn't in your job description! It makes you sound like a whiney quitter instead of a resourceful entrepreneur. And don't forget all the personal growth that comes from taking on new challenges. Think outside the box. That is the key to greatness. Dilbert: So, according to you, the best way to achieve greatness is by assigning the wrong people to tasks? Are there any other dumb things I need to do to achieve greatness or is one thing enough? Catbert: Did you find someone to mow your lawn yet? Boss: Almost. He's putting up a fight.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THAT ISN'T IN MY JOB DESCRIPTION.

WHAT?!

YOU SHOULD NEVER TELL YOUR BOSS THAT A TASK ISN'T IN YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION!

IT MAKES YOU SOUND LIKE A WHINEY QUITTER INSTEAD OF A RESOURCEFUL ENTREPRENEUR.

AND DON'T FORGET ALL THE PERSONAL GROWTH THAT COMES FROM TAKING ON NEW CHALLENGES.

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. THAT IS THE KEY TO GREATNESS.

50, ACCORDING TO YOU, THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS IS BY ASSIGNING THE WRONG PEOPLE TO TASKS?

ARE THERE ANY OTHER DUMB THINGS I NEED TO DO TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS OR IS ONE THING ENOUGH?

DID YOU FIND SOMEONE TO MOW YOUR LAWN YET?

ALMOST.

HE'S PUTTING UP A FIGHT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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