Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th April 2015

Dilbert//9486, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 5th April 2015

Tags

work ethic, work, google, big business, projects, ideas, innovation

Official transcript

CEO: We're borrowing a policy from Google because they are so awesome. You may now use 20% of your workday on your own project ideas. Dilbert: Are you saying we can do 20% less work on our core functions? CEO: No, no. Nothing like that. I'm saying you can work on your own project ideas for 20% of your time. Dilbert: Okay... so... if the 20% doesn't come out of our work hours, where does it come from? Alice: I think he's trying to make us work 20% longer for the same amount of pay. Dilbert; We could just tell people we do it, but not do it. CEO: Same as Google! That's all I'm asking.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE BORROWING A POLICY FROM GOOGLE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO AWESOME.

YOU MAY NOW USE 20% OF YOUR WORKDAY ON YOUR OWN PROJECT IDEAS.

ARE YOU SAYING WE CAN DO 20% LESS WORK ON OUR CORE FUNCTIONS?

NO, NO.

NOTHING LIKE THAT.

IM SAYING YOU CAN WORK ON YOUR OWN PROJECT IDEAS FOR 20% OF YOUR TIME.

OKAY... 50 ...

IF THE 20% DOESN'T COME OUT OF OUR WORK HOURS, WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

I THINK HE'S TRYING TO MAKE US WORK 20% LONGER FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF PAY.

WE COULD JUST TELL PEOPLE WE DO IT, BUT NOT DO IT.

SAME AS GOOGLE!

THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.

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