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Monday January 09,
2017
Punishment By Talking
Tags #deadline, #time, #time management, #managers, #perspective
Transcript
Boss: Why is your project taking so long? Dilbert; It isn't. It only seems like a long time to you because you don't know how to do anything. Boss: I know how to punish you for being late. Dilbert: Does it involve talking to me while I'm trying to work?
Monday September 26,
2016
Ceo Sits On His Wallet
Tags #complaining, #perspective, #suffering, #competition
Transcript
CEO: I hate to complain, but it hurts when I sit on my wallet for too long. Asok: I risked an honor killing to pay my rent. CEO: This is why I hate to complain. Asok: I know a hundred ways to eat a spider.
Friday September 23,
2016
Travelling Broadens Worldview
Tags #travel, #perspective, #view, #worldview
Transcript
Alice: I love travelling because it broadens my understanding of the world. Wally: I know what you mean. I just got a cubicle near the window and now I see the world as an alleyway between me and the parking garage. Alice: That's dumb. Wally: That's not what the alley people say.
Thursday September 22,
2016
Wally's World Expands
Tags #window, #view, #seeing, #perspective, #office, #office workers
Transcript
Wally: My world view has expanded since I moved to a cubicle near a window. I didn't realize how much stuff was outside our building. Boss: Such as the rest of the universe? Wally: I can only see the alley in front of the parking garage.
Thursday July 21,
2016
Too Dumb To Understand
Tags #intelligence, #perspective, #dumb, #social media, #comment
Transcript
Boss: I can't believe how stupid this person is. Dilbert: How do you rule out the hypothesis that you're too dumb to understand his point? Take your time. I can wait. Boss: For starters, he disagrees with me.
Tuesday July 12,
2016
The Comparison Problem
Tags #entrepreneur, #comparison, #power, #money, #perspective, #happiness
Transcript
CEO: How'd it go when you told your staff to act more like entrepreneurs? Boss: Not so good. They were happier when they were comparing their careers to other people in cubicles. Dilbert: What?! This idiot is worth a billion dollars now??? Asok: Gaaa!!! I'm a failure!
Monday May 30,
2016
Smart People Are On Both Sides
Tags #Politics, #intelligence, #appearances, #perspective
Transcript
Dilbert: Have you ever noticed that there are smart people on both sides of every political issue? Boss: Maybe it only seems that way to you because you're not one of the smart ones. Dilbert: Do I seem smart? Wally: I didn't realize you were trying.
Tuesday November 17,
2015
Give Up On Making Them Happy
Tags #happiness, #deception, #perspective, #work, #office, #marriage
Transcript
Boss: I'm giving up on trying to keep them happy. My new plan is to tell them things are worse everywhere else. Catbert: Will that work? Boss: It worked on my wife.
Wednesday November 04,
2015
How It Feels To Never Accomplish
Tags #work ethic, #laziness, #perspective, #happiness, #satisfaction
Transcript
Dilbert: What's it like to never feel the satisfaction of a job well done? Wally: It's even better than you'd think! Dilbert: We might not be on the same page here. Wally: I hope your page feels as good as mine.
Monday July 09,
2012
Tags #business ethics, #puppets, #padded resume, #rumour, #engineer, #technically, #browser history
Transcript
CEO: I'd like to address the rumor that I padded my resume. In the strictest sense of the word, I am not technically an "engineer" per se. But to put this in perspective, even The Pope hides his browser history. It's no big deal.