Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 29th December 2016

Dilbert//10120, first published ten years ago on Thursday 29th December 2016

Oxygen Not In The Budget

Tags

space flight, astronaut, oxygen, breathing, leadership, obliviousness

Official transcript

Boss: I'm happy to announce that we launched our company's spaceship to Mars. We only had enough in the budget to give them oxygen for three-quarters of the trip. So I told them to breathe smarter, not harder. It's called leadership.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE LAUNCHED OUR COMPANY'S SPACESHIP TO MARS.

WE ONLY HAD ENOUGH IN THE BUDGET TO GIVE THEM OXYGEN FOR THREE-QUARTERS OF THE TRIP.

SO I TOLD THEM TO BREATHE SMARTER, NOT HARDER.

IT'S CALLED LEADERSHIP.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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