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50 Results for Unwarranted Optimism
View 41 - 50 results for unwarranted optimism comic strips. Discover the best "Unwarranted Optimism" comics from Dilbert.com.
Thursday August 14,
2014
Tags #happiness, #optimism, #workday, #negativity, #perfect day, #self control, #underestimated, #psychology
Transcript
Dilbert: I had a great day at work for the first time ever! Don't ruin this day for me. I don't want to hear one word of negativity out of you. None. I want this to be a perfect day. Dogbert: Once again you have grossly underestimated my self-control.
Saturday September 13,
2014
Tags #optimism, #work ethic, #career advancement, #asking advice, #pet kangaroo, #marry one, #time lag, #Promotion
Transcript
Dilbert: Research says that asking for advice doubles your odds of career advancement. Do you think I should get a pet kangaroo? Boss: I don't care if you marry one. Dilbert: I wonder how long the time lag is until my promotion.
Monday September 07,
2015
Employees Should Be Optimists
Tags #optimism, #optimist, #work ethic, #gullible, #trick, #deception
Transcript
Catbert: The Evil Director of Human Resources. Catbert: Ideally, you want all of your employees to be optimists. Because optimists believe anything you tell them. Boss: If you work all weekend, and our profits double in a month, I'll give you a helicopter. Asok: Deal!
Saturday December 19,
2015
Alice's List
Tags #society, #murder, #violence, #law, #enemy, #revenge, #apocalypse
Transcript
Alice: Looks like I'll be adding this guy to my list. Dilbert: List? Alice: I keep a list of who to visit first when society breaks down and there is no rule of law. Dilbert: To build alliances? Alice: That's the sort of optimism that gets you killed in the first hour.
Friday September 30,
2016
Wally Accepts Bribes
Tags #bribe, #bribery, #money, #laziness, #work ethic
Transcript
Wally: I started accepting bribes from co-workers to incent me to do my job. Dilbert: If it didn't work for your employer, why do they think it will work for them? Wally: Something about optimism. Dilbert: They didn't say why? Wally: All I know is that no one paid me to listen to them.
Saturday January 28,
2017
Tricky To Be An Optimist
Tags #coffee, #conversation, #glass
Transcript
Boss: Are you done writing the soft-ware? Wally: Yes, but it has some bugs. Boss: How is that different from not being done? Wally: I see the glass as half full. Boss: Half full of bugs? Wally: Optimism is tricky.
Thursday May 31,
2018
Employees Who Don't Want Money
Tags #motivation, #money, #optimism, #ambition
Transcript
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?
Wednesday July 18,
2018
Elbonian Ninjas
Tags #controversy, #offense, #offensive, #threat, #murder, #ninja, #optimism
Transcript
Boss: The sales video you made for our Elbonian market is causing a public relations crisis. Their government has ordered Elbonian ninjas to kill you in your sleep. Dilbert: In my sleep? The best way to die! Boss: Stop confusing my bad news with your good news.
Thursday July 19,
2018
Death By Ninjas Is Best
Tags #ninja, #hit man, #optimism, #frustration, #irony
Transcript
Wally: Why aren't you worried about the Elbonian ninjas who are reportedly coming here to kill you in your sleep? Dilbert: That's the best way to die. I won't care about anything after I'm gone, so this is the ideal scenario for me. Elbonian 1: He's ruining everything with his cheery attitude. Elbonian 2: Let's see how he likes another thirty years in a cubicle.
Tuesday January 22,
2019
Thankless Tasks
Tags #career, #employment, #jobs, #managers & supervisors, #optimism
Transcript
Man: My career goal is to have a job with greater recognition, autonomy, and a sense of purpose. Boss: We'll miss you. Man: I was hoping to get that stuff here. Boss: We're more about thankless tasks.
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