Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th April 2015

Dilbert//9493, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 12th April 2015

Tags

leadership, praise, admiration, anger, compliments

Official transcript

Alice: What do you want now? Dilbert: Experts say leaders should surround themselves with people they admire and be generous with praise. Alice, I admire your hard work and intellect. Alice: Stop it! This is creepy! Dilbert: I admire your focus and your determination. Alice: Gaaa!!! Stop admiring me! My skin is crawling! Dilbert: I admire your honesty! Alice: Blech! Wally: Do you feel more like a leader now? Dilbert: Yes, in the sense that people hate me.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW?

EXPERTS SAY LEADERS SHOULD SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH PEOPLE THEY ADMIRE AND BE GENEROUS WITH PRAISE ALICE, I ADMIRE YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR INTELLECT.

STOP IT!

THIS IS CREEPY!

I ADMIRE YOUR FOCUS AND YOUR DETERMINATION.

GAAA!!!

STOP ADMIRING ME! MY SKIN IS CRAWLING!

I ADMIRE YOUR HONESTY!

BLECH!

DO YOU FEEL MORE LIKE A LEADER NOW?

YES, IN THE SENSE THAT PEOPLE HATE ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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