Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th March 2015

Dilbert//9479, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 29th March 2015

Tags

distraction, distractions, frustration, futility, meeting, meetings, stress, walk, walking, phone calls, email, sports, business

Official transcript

Boss: Let's have our meeting while we take a walk. Dilbert: Absolutely. Shall I expect the usual? Boss: The usual? Dilbert: The first five minutes will be nothing but you trying to find your phone. Then you'll need to return some calls "real quick,"

then send an email before we leave. On the way to the elevator we will be accosted by every employee you've been avoiding for a week. Then you'll invite one of them to walk with us, which means we can't talk about my project. But it doesn't matter because you'll be on your phone the entire walk anyway. Asok: Did you know that walking lowers stress? Dilbert: Does it?!!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LET'S HAVE OUR MEETING WHILE WE TAKE A WALK.

ABSOLUTELY. SHALL I EXPECT THE USUAL?

THE USUAL?

THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES WILL BE NOTHING BUT YOU TRYING TO FIND YOUR PHONE.

THEN YOULL NEED TO RETURN SOME CALLS "REAL QUICK," THEN SEND AN EMAIL BEFORE WE LEAVE.

ON THE WAY TO THE ELEVATOR WE WILL BE ACCOSTED BY EVERY EMPLOYEE YOUVE BEEN AVOIDING FOR A WEEK.

BEER THEN YOULL INVITE ONE OF THEM TO WALK WITH US, WHICH MEANS WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT MY PROJECT.

BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE YOULL BE ON YOUR PHONE THE ENTIRE WALK ANYWAY.

DID YOU KNOW THAT WALKING LOWERS STRESS?

DOES IT?!!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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