Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 6th March 2018

Dilbert//10552, first published eight years ago on Tuesday 6th March 2018

When Clarity Is Not Your Friend

Tags

language, jargon, communication

Official transcript

Boss: Your project summary needs mare jargon and acronyms. The goal is to make ourselves look smart while making the readers feel dumb. Dilbert: What about clarity? Boss: Clarity is not our friend on this one.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOUR PROJECT SUMMARY NEEDS MORE JARGON AND ACRONYMS.

THE GOAL IS TO MAKE OURSELVES LOOK SMART WHILE MAKING THE READERS FEEL DUMB.

WHAT ABOUT CLARITY?

CLARITY IS NOT OUR FRIEND ON THIS ONE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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