Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 8th September 2016

Dilbert//10008, first published ten years ago on Thursday 8th September 2016

Get Multiple Approvals

Tags

managers, problems, work, frustration

Official transcript

Boss: You need to get your capital budget approved by all of the department heads. We're in the middle of a reorg, so get approval from both the outgoing and the incoming managers. Dilbert: Someday I hope to solve a problem that is not caused by leadership. Boss: You'll never get that far.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU NEED TO GET YOUR CAPITAL BUDGET APPROVED BY ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A REORG, SO GET APPROVAL FROM BOTH THE OUTGOING AND THE INCOMING MANAGERS.

SOMEDAY I HOPE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT CAUSED BY LEADERSHIP.

YOULL NEVER GET THAT FAR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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