Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th December 2015

Dilbert//9731, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 6th December 2015

Tags

logic, reasoning, managing, managers, leadership, quality, absurd

Official transcript

Dilbert: You assigned a pack of idiots to my project team. Boss: We can't afford to hire good people. Dilbert: How am I supposed to create world-class products with a team of disruptive idiots? Boss: Try working extra hard. Dilbert: You want us to be more energetic about our bad decisions? Boss: You also have to put in the hours. Dilbert: Are you saying bad decisions, plus long hours, plus lots of enthusiasm, produces great engineering? Boss: Not if you stand around yacking about it all day.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU ASSIGNED A PACK OF IDIOTS TO MY PROJECT TEAM.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HIRE GOOD PEOPLE.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CREATE WORLD- CLASS PRODUCTS WITH A TEAM OF DISRUPTIVE IDIOTS?

TRY WORKING EXTRA HARD.

YOU WANT US TO BE MORE ENERGETIC ABOUT OUR BAD DECISIONS?

YOU ALSO HAVE TO PUT IN THE HOURS.

ARE YOU SAYING BAD DECISIONS, PLUS LONG HOURS, PLUS LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM.

PRODUCES GREAT ENGINEERING?

NOT IF YOU STAND AROUND YACKING ABOUT IT ALL DAY.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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