Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th April 2016

Dilbert//9864, first published ten years ago on Sunday 17th April 2016

Tags

management, honesty, competition, criticism

Official transcript

Boss: Why are our competitors beating us on the benchmark speed tests? Do they have better engineers? Dilbert: No, they have better management. Their management probably got them the budget they needed to do the job right. I"m guessing they were helpful, instead of being useless, blamecasting time-wasters. I hear you can do a lot when you have good management. I'll probably try to get a job with a competitor. They sound great. It is also possible they lied about their benchmark results. Boss: You should have said that first!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY ARE OUR COMPETITORS BEATING US ON THE BENCHMARK SPEED TESTS?

DO THEY HAVE BETTER ENGINEERS?

NO, THEY HAVE BETTER MANAGEMENT.

THEIR MANAGEMENT PROBABLY GOT THEM THE BUDGET THEY NEEDED TO DO THE JOB RIGHT.

I'M GUESSING THEY WERE HELPFUL, INSTEAD OF BEING USELESS, BLAMECASTING TIME - WASTERS.

I HEAR YOU CAN DO A LOT WHEN YOU HAVE GOOD MANAGEMENT.

I'LL PROBABLY TRY TO GET A JOB WITH A COMPETITOR. THEY SOUND GREAT.

IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THEY LIED ABOUT THEIR BENCHMARK TEST RESULTS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT FIRST!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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