Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 19th January 2015

Dilbert//9410, first published 11 years ago on Monday 19th January 2015

Hire People Smarter Than You

Tags

insult, insulting, insults, intelligence, managers, obliviousness, promotion, samrter, perfect manager

Official transcript

Boss: Are you interested in becoming a manager? Dilbert: That would never work. Managers are supposed to hire people who are smarter than they are. That's easy for you, but how would I ever find anyone to hire? Boss: I don't understand. Dilbert: And that makes you the perfect manager.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MANAGER?

THAT WOULD NEVER WORK.

MANAGERS ARE SUPPOSED TO HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE SMARTER THAN THEY ARE. THAT'S EASY FOR YOU, BUT HOW WOULD I EVER FIND ANYONE TO HIRE?

I DONT UNDERSTAND.

AND THAT MAKES YOU A PERFECT MANAGER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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