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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.

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 - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags work ethic, productivity, progress, project, deception

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Asok: I finished my project! Dilbert: Shhhh! Don't let anyone hear you say that. Only one of two things can come of it. Either you'll get more work or you'll get fired for not having enough work. Asok: Then how does anyone ever finish a project around here? Wally: We don't. We manipulate our boss into adding features so our projects are never complete. Asok: Is that hard to do? Dilbert: Not as hard as you might hope. Asok: How do you like the prototype so far? Boss: It needs a red button and some cooling fins.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

Wifi In Slide Deck

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Wifi In Slide Deck  - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags credibility, typo, spelling, assumption, ignorance, obliviousness

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CEO: I can't take you seriously because there's a typo in your slide deck. You've lost all credibility because of your sloppy presentation. And don't mention my wife in your slide deck. Dilbert: That's "wi-fi."

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 - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags manipulation, fear, tactic, ignorance, jargon, language

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Woman: I need help persuading your boss to bless my project. Should I use facts and logic? Dilbert: No, he hates that stuff. Woman: Maybe I could appeal to his better angels? Dilbert: His better angels wear noise-canceling headphones. Woman: Okay, fine. I'll just appeal to his self-interest. Dilbert: It would be in his best interest to avoid people like you. Woman: What do you suggest? Dilbert: We've had good outcomes using his ignorance and fear. Woman: Sign this ore else a blockchain drone will kill you in your sleep. Boss: Where's my pen!

Spittle

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Spittle - Dilbert by Scott Adams

Tags exercise, fitness, fad, bossercise, yelling, criticism, managers, health

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Boss: If you need me, I'll be Bossercizing. Carol: What? Boss: It's a combination of walking around and spittle-yelling at underperformers. Carol: Is the spittle part necessary? Boss: Thhtop queth-tioning me!!!