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Wife Versus Wifi

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Wife Versus Wifi - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags typo, overreaction, wife, wi-fi, offense, relationships

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CEO: I want you to fire Dilbert for insulting my wife in his slide deck. Boss: The presentation was about wi-fi, not your wife. CEO: In my defense, they're both spotty.

Arguing With Idiots

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Arguing With Idiots - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags happiness, secret, tip, arguing, psychology

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Asok: Wally, how do you stay happy while the rest of us are stressed out? Wally: It's easy. Instead of arguing with idiots, I pretend I agree with them so they'll leave me alone. Asok: That sounds risky. Wally: Yes, I agree.

Employees Who Don't Want Money

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Employees Who Don't Want Money - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags motivation, money, optimism, ambition

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Boss: I don't want employees who are motivated by money. I want true believers who are trying to make the world a better place. Wally: Those people sound crazy. Dilbert: Can you warn us if you see one?

Motivational Speaker

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Motivational Speaker - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags motivation, motivational speaker, inspiration, backfire

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Alice: The motivational speaker you hired was great!!! We all decided to quit out jobs and become motivational speakers. Boss: He was supposed to make you work harder here. Alice: You wanted him to motivate us to be dumb?

Monster Puts People In Boxes

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Monster Puts People In Boxes - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags managers, monster, insult

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Carol: I'm writing a horror novel. It's about a horned monster who puts people in boxes and makes them do meaningless work while insulting them. Boss: That sounds great. Carol: The monster is also very dumb.

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 - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags criticism, jargon, misunderstanding, genius, obliviousness

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Boss: Your slide deck is okay-ish. But can you make it more aspirational? Dilbert: It's just a software upgrade. Boss: Yes, yes. But I want the audience to feel it. Dilbert: They can feel the handouts. Boss: It's like you're not even trying to understand! Genius is often misunderstood. Dilbert: Do you know what else is misunderstood? Boss: Super-genius?

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 - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags distraction, procrastination, work ethic, excuses, productivity

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Dilbert: I have one hour to get some work done before my meeting. But I can't concentrate when i"m hungry, so I need a shack. This snack is making me thirsty. The label on this shirt is bugging me. I need to cut it off. Q quick trip to the restroom and then I can get down to work. Ugh. I have fifteen messages since I left my desk. Now it's too close to my meeting to start a new task. Dogbert: How's work? Dilbert: How would I know?

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 - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags argument, arguing, accusation, social media, technology

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Man: Why did you say we don't have a budget for our project? Dilbert: I never said that. Man: Then why did you say the project isn't feasible? Dilbert: I never said anything like that. Man: But you did say you thought it would take ten years to finish? Dilbert: I've never said anything like that. Man: Hahaha! You're in total meltdown mode now. Dilbert: I already forgot what we were talking about. Boss: How was your talk with Dilbert? Man: He's backpedaling after I totally owned him.

Signal To Noise Ratio

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Signal To Noise Ratio  - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags compliments, backhanded compliment, criticism, engineers

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Boss: What did you think of my presentation? Dilbert: The signal-to-noise ratio was impressively low. Boss: Engineers give weird compliments.

Boiling An Ocean

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Boiling An Ocean - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags compliment, backhanded compliment, insult, obliviousness

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Dilbert: I told our boss his presentation had a low signal-to-noise ratio and he thought it was a compliment. Wally: I think you just invented my new favorite game. Working for you is like boiling an ocean. Boss: Thank you!