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Tuesday June 18,
2013
Tags ignorance (knowledge), work ethic, too many smart people, boost perfromance, strategy, not paying attention
Transcript
Boss: Studies say that having too many smart people in a group lowers productivity. So I seeded this project team with an idiot to boost performance. Coworker: My strategy of not paying attention in school is finally paying off.
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Sunday October 21,
2012
Tags internet & world wide web, cloudwash, argon, smart people, software to cloud
Transcript
Boss: I need you to cloudwash our software. Dilbert: Cloudwash? Boss: Move some of its functions onto the internet, but call the internet a cloud. No one will take us seriously unless we're doing something in the cloud. Dilbert: Will people take us seriously if we make technology decisions based on jargon? Boss: We don't care what smart people think. There aren't many of them. We only need to convince our dumb customers. Dumb people believe anything. Dilbert: Do you believe I moved our software to the cloud yesterday? Boss: You did? Dilbert: I'm going to say yes.
Thursday January 05,
2012
Tags smart people, bad deciosns, hubris, prime candidate
Transcript
Boss: I've read that smart people make bad decisions because of their hubris. Catbert: Hubris? What is that? Boss: Beats me. But obviously I'm a prime candidate to get it.
Wednesday June 13,
2012
Tags public opinion, feedback, idea, smart people
Transcript
Boss: What feedback have other people given you on your idea? Dilbert: Smart people like it. Everyone else asks me what other people think.
Friday March 11,
1994
Tags no raise, engineers wuit, the goal, reduce headcount, smart people leave, organize pot luck
Transcript
Dilbert: "I'm telling you - if nobody gets a raise, half the engineers will quit!" The Boss: "That's the goal. We're trying to reduce headcount by fifty percent." Dilbert: "But all the smart people will leave!" Dilbert: "Would you mind organizing a goodbye potluck lunch for them?"
Monday December 10,
2001
Tags innovative design firm, observe methods, steal from them, secret, hiring smart people, involves easles
Transcript
The Boss addresses a meeting, "We've hired the world's most innovative design firm." The Boss continues, "We'll observe their successful methods and steal them for our own. Heh Heh Heh." Dilbert turns to The Boss and says, "Maybe their secret is hiring smart people." The Boss responds, "I'm hoping it involves easels."
Thursday June 10,
2010
Tags meeting, employee satisfaction, chart, point, fire, smart people, stupid, celebrate, business
Transcript
The Boss says, "Employee satisfaction has doubled since last year!" The Boss says, "The credit goes to our new program of firing smart people." Alice says, "You're safe." Coworker says, "Yeff!!!"
Wednesday September 18,
2013
Tags ignorance (knowledge), managers & supervisors, innovate, google, apple, 3m, smart people, fire yourselves, business, technology
Transcript
Dogbert: Today I'll teach you how to innovate the way Apple, Google, and 3M do it. Replace all of your dimwitted employees with smart people... then fire yourselves. The rest is just blah, blah, blah. Boss: Should we be taking notes?
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 June 23,
2020
How To Identify Good Ideas
Tags technology, decision making, smart, people, idiot, agree, disagree, good, bad, idea, rational
Transcript
dilbert: i can't tell the difference between good ideas and bad ones. there are smart people on both sides of every idea. what rational process do you use to determine who is right? wally: i label people who disagree with me "idiots" and call it a day.