Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 8th February 2015

Dilbert//9430, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 8th February 2015

Tags

deception, job, laziness, strategic thinker, strategy, work ethic, worker bee, attend meetings, strategic, no work, business

Official transcript

Wally: Can I create my own job? I hear people do that. They figure out what they are good at and then they create a job around it. I'm more of a strategic thinker than a worker bee. My job could be to attend meetings and say strategic things. And, of course, I would have no time to respond to email because I'd be busy being strategic. Boss: It feels as if you want a job that doesn't involve work. Wally: Would you trust a strategic thinker who can't solve his own problems?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN I CREATE MY OWN JOB?

I HEAR PEOPLE DO THAT.

THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY ARE GOOD AT AND THEN THEY CREATE A JOB AROUND IT.

I'M MORE OF A STRATEGIC THINKER THAN A WORKER BEE.

MY JOB COULD BE TO ATTEND MEETINGS AND SAY STRATEGIC THINGS.

AND, OF COURSE, I WOULD HAVE NO TIME TO RESPOND TO EMAIL BECAUSE I'D BE BUSY BEING STRATEGIC.

IT FEELS AS IF YOU WANT A JOB THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE WORK.

WOULD YOU TRUST A STRATEGIC THINKER WHO CAN'T SOLVE HIS OWN PROBLEMS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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