Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th July 2015

Dilbert//9577, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 5th July 2015

Tags

ideas, problems, talking, solution, obliviousness, criticism, honesty

Official transcript

Boss: Why didn't you tell me our biggest vendor pulled out of the deal? Dilbert: If I told you my problems, you would suggest solutions. Your solutions generally don't make sense. But you are my boss, so I would be obliged to waste time looking into your suggestions. So if you try to solve my problem, I will have two problems instead of one. Boss: Sometimes my ideas are good! Right? Dilbert: That is a dangerous way to think.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME OUR BIGGEST VENDOR PULLED OUT OF THE DEAL?

IF I TOLD YOU MY PRUGGEST SOLUTIONS.

YOUR SOLUTIONS GENERALLY DON'T MAKE SENSE.

BUT YOU ARE MY BOSS, SO I WOULD BE OBLIGED TO WASTE TIME LOOKING INTO YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

SO IF YOU TRY TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM, I WILL HAVE TWO PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF ONE.

SOMETIMES MY IDEAS ARE GOOD!

RIGHT?

THAT IS A DANGEROUS WAY TO THINK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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