Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th June 2017

Dilbert//10291, first published nine years ago on Sunday 18th June 2017

Tags

work ethic, laziness, group project

Official transcript

Boss: I'd like to thank each member of the product team for the successful launch. Dilbert wrote the software. Alice designed the hardware. And Wally... um... Wally: Attended most of the meetings. Boss: That's all you did? Wally: I also played devil's advocate. Dilbert: You didn't say a word during our meetings for seven months. Wally: That's because you were doing everything right. Boss: Did you really do nothing for seven months? Wally: This is one of those "less is more"

situations.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH MEMBER OF THE PRODUCT TEAM FOR THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH.

DILBERT WROTE THE SOFTWARE.

ALICE DESIGNED THE HARDWARE.

AND WALLY...

UM..

ATTENDED MOST OF THE MEETINGS.

THAT'S ALL YOU DID?

I ALSO PLAYED DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.

YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD DURING OUR MEETINGS FOR SEVEN MONTHS.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU WERE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.

DID YOU REALLY DO NOTHING FOR SEVEN MONTHS?

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE "LESS IS MORE" SITUATIONS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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