Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th August 2015

Dilbert//9619, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 16th August 2015

Tags

personality, type, introvert, dominant, submissive, interpersonal, relationship, coworkers, conflict, argument, competent, magic, psychology

Official transcript

Coworker: The reason we keep having conflicts is because of our personality types. You're an impulsive, dominant personality and I am more of a... Alice: Useless waste of space? Coworker: I was going to say I'm a reserved, introspective, people-pleaser. One personality type is not better than the another. We just see things differently. Alice: How do you explain the fact that I have never had a conflict with anyone who is competent. Coworker: Give me a minute to reflect on that. Alice: Let me know when you're done believing in magic.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE REASON WE KEEP HAVING CONFLICTS IS BECAUSE OF OUR PERSONALITY TYPES.

YOU'RE AN IMPULSIVE, DOMINANT PERSONALITY AND I AM MORE OF A. ..

USELESS WASTE OF SPACE?

I WAS GOING TO SAY I'M A RESERVED, INTROSPECTIVE, PEOPLE-PLEASER.

ONE PERSONALITY TYPE IS NOT BETTER THAN ANOTHER. WE JUST SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE FACT THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD A CONFLICT WITH ANYONE WHO IS COMPETENT?

GIVE ME A MINUTE TO REFLECT ON THAT.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE DONE BELIEVING IN MAGIC.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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