Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 30th August 2015

Dilbert//9633, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 30th August 2015

Tags

manager, inspiration, entrepreneur, risk, irony, catch-22, creativity, creative, motivation

Official transcript

Boss: I want you to think like entrepreneurs. Dilbert: Should we take huge risks? Boss: No, the stockholders would hate that. Alice: Should we act as though we have no boss? Boss: NO. That would be chaos. Dilbert: Will we become billionaires if we succeed? Boss: Raises are capped at 3% this year. I'm just saying you should be more creative. Dilbert: and then we should act? Boss: No, that's when the problems happen.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT YOU TO THINK LIKE ENTREPRENEURS.

SHOULD WE TAKE HUGE RISKS?

NO. THE STOCKHOLDERS WOULD HATE THAT.

SHOULD WE ACT AS THOUGH WE HAVE NO BOSS?

NO. THAT WOULD BE CHAOS.

WILL WE BECOME BILLIONAIRES IF WE SUCCEED?

RAISES ARE CAPPED AT 3% THIS YEAR I'M JUST SAYING YOU SHOULD BE MORE CREATIVE.

AND THEN WE SHOULD ACT?

NO, THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEMS HAPPEN.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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