Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th October 2020

Dilbert//11509, first published six years ago on Sunday 18th October 2020

When To Reply To Boss Text

Tags

boss, business, communication, performance, response, review, sarcasm, spreadsheet, technology, text

Official transcript

wally: how long should i wait before responding to a text message from my boss?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT BEFORE RESPONDING TO A TEXT MESSAGE FROM MY BOSS?

THAT DEPENDS.

ARE YOU ALREADY OVERWORKED?

UM, SURE.

DO YOU NEED TO TEACH HIM A LESSON FOR ANY UNRELATED THINGS HE DID?

ALWAYS.

DO YOU DISLIKE HIM IN GENERAL?

YES.

LASTLY, HOW MANY MONTHS UNTIL YOUR NEXT PERFORMANCE REVIEW?

SEVEN.

OKAY... PUTTING THOSE INPUTS INTO MY SPREADSHEET.

YOU CAN WAIT 27 MINUTES BEFORE RESPONDING.

OH. I WAS HOPING IT WOULD BE CLOSER TO FIVE DAYS.

WHEN DID HE TEXT YOU?

I BELIEVE IT WAS AUGUST.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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