Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 11th December 2016

Dilbert//10102, first published ten years ago on Sunday 11th December 2016

Tags

health, morning, waking up, sleepless, complaining, manager, sociopath, emotions

Official transcript

Boss: Can you take a call with our Elbonian customers at 6 a.m. tomorrow? Dilbert: Sure. All I need to do is put my health at risk by not getting enough sleep tonight. Of course, I'll hate your guts for making me come to work so early. And I would expect my bad attitude to infect my co-workers and make them less productive, too. My lack of sleep will affect my decision-making, obviously. And I"m working on important projects, so the ripple effect could be catastrophic. So, do you still want me to be here at 6 a.m. tomorrow? Boss: Yes. You don't have to be a sociopath to be a manager, but it helps.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CAN YOU TAKE A CALL WITH OUR ELBONIAN CUSTOMERS AT 6 A.M.

TOMORROW?

SURE. ALL I NEED TO DO IS PUT MY HEALTH AT RISK BY NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP TONIGHT.

OF COURSE, I'LL HATE YOUR GUTS FOR MAKING ME COME TO WORK SO EARLY.

AND I WOULD EXPECT MY BAD ATTITUDE TO INFECT MY COWORKERS AND MAKE THEM LESS PRODUCTIVE, TOO.

MY LACK OF SLEEP WILL AFFECT MY DECISION-MAKING, OBVIOUSLY.

AND I'M WORKING ON IMPORTANT PROJECTS, SO THE RIPPLE EFFECT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC.

SO, DO YOU STILL WANT ME TO BE HERE AT 6 A.M.

TOMORROW?

YES.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A SOCIOPATH TO BE A MANAGER, BUT IT HELPS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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