Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd June 2018

Dilbert//10641, first published eight years ago on Sunday 3rd June 2018

Tags

work ethic, productivity, progress, project, deception

Official transcript

Asok: I finished my project! Dilbert: Shhhh! Don't let anyone hear you say that. Only one of two things can come of it. Either you'll get more work or you'll get fired for not having enough work. Asok: Then how does anyone ever finish a project around here? Wally: We don't. We manipulate our boss into adding features so our projects are never complete. Asok: Is that hard to do? Dilbert: Not as hard as you might hope. Asok: How do you like the prototype so far? Boss: It needs a red button and some cooling fins.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I FINISHED MY PROJECT!

SHHHH!

DON'T LET ANYONE HEAR YOU SAY THAT.

ONLY ONE OF TWO THINGS CAN COME OF IT.

EITHER YOULL GET MORE WORK OR YOULL GET FIRED FOR NOT HAVING ENOUGH WORK.

THEN HOW DOES ANYONE EVER FINISH A PROJECT AROUND HERE?

WE DON'T WE MANIPULATE OUR BOSS INTO ADDING FEATURES SO OUR PROJECTS ARE NEVER COMPLETE.

THAT HARD TO DO?

NOT AS HARD AS YOU MIGHT HOPE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THE PROTOTYPE SO FAR?

IT NEEDS A RED BUTTON AND SOME COOLING FINS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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