Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 17th November 2019

Dilbert//11173, first published seven years ago on Sunday 17th November 2019

Gets A Mentor

Tags

managers & supervisors, advice, mentor, productivity, operations, vice president, pressure, trick

Official transcript

boss: i heard you asked our v.p. of operations to be your mentor. why didn't you tell me you needed some mentoring? i'm full of useful advice.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HEARD YOU ASKED OUR V.P. OF OPERATIONS TO BE YOUR MENTOR.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU NEEDED SOME MENTORING?

I'M FULL OF USEFUL ADVICE.

SUCH AS?

WELL...

NOW YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT.

IT'S HARD TO THINK OF ADVICE WHILE YOU'RE PRESSURING ME.

MAYBE YOU COULD GIVE ME A SCENARIO, AND THEN I'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.

OKAY. SUPPOSE MY BOSS IS RUINING MY PRODUCTIVITY BY YAMMERING ABOUT HIS GREAT ADVICE. WHAT CAN I DO?

THAT FEELS LIKE A TRICK QUESTION.

OUR V.P.

OF OPERATIONS COULD ANSWER

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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