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Monday February 27,
2017
Wally's Political Views
Tags disagreement, Politics, Opinion, differences, arguing
Transcript
Tina: I can't work with Wally. His political views are abhorrent. Boss: That has nothing to do with your job. Tina: He makes me too sad and angry to work! Boss: Would you be happy if I punished him for having an opinion? Tina: Would I be a bad person if I said I would?
Tuesday February 28,
2017
Wally's Political Views Make Others Uncomfortable
Tags comparison, gandhi, Politics, offense, offensive, sensitive, politically correct, political correctness
Transcript
Boss: Wally, your political opinions are making your co-workers uncomfortable. Wally: That is exactly what people said about Gandhi. Boss: You are nothing like Gandhi. Wally: Was he a little bald guy who didn't have a real job?
Wednesday March 01,
2017
Wally And Gandhi Have Lots In Common
Tags gandhi, comparison, coffee, greatness, achievement
Transcript
Wally: Have you ever noticed how much I have in common with Gandhi? We're both little bald guys who think India should be self-governing. Dilbert: I don't think he drank coffee. Wally: Imagine what he could have accomplished if he did.
Thursday March 02,
2017
Asok Is Offended By Wally
Tags offense, insult, offensive, fighting, nonviolent resistance
Transcript
Asok: I hear you have been comparing yourself to Gandhi, the father of my birth country. That is offensive. It makes me want to punch you. Wally: Have you tried fasting instead? I hear good things about it.
Friday March 03,
2017
Wally Offended Everyone
Tags offense, offensive, sensitivity, political correctness, politically correct
Transcript
Boss: Wally, I"m getting reports that you have offended every single employee in this company in the past week. Wally: Have I offended you? Boss: No, I"m not a sensitive idiot like the rest of them. Wally: Doesn't that mean the problem is on their end? Boss: That doesn't matter as much as you think it should.
Saturday March 04,
2017
You Will Get Used To It
Tags coworkers, Politics, disagreement, Opinion, flaw, personality, psychology
Transcript
Boss: I can't assign you to a project team because everyone hates you for your political opinions. Wally: And they don't hate me for being useless in general? Boss: I guess we all got used to that. Wally: You'll get used to the other thing, too. Give it some time.
Monday March 06,
2017
No Walking Away
Tags human resources, policy, conversation, ideas, management, strategy, politeness, etiquette, business
Transcript
Boss: The company has a new politeness policy. It is no longer acceptable to turn and walk away while a co-worker is in the middle of telling you something. Dilbert: That will add months to my project. Alice: I'm selling all of my company stock.
Tuesday March 07,
2017
Tina Won't Stop Talking
Tags conversation, company policy, politeness, etiquette, time, talking
Transcript
Dilbert: Our new politeness policy is having unintended consequences. I just spent four hours listening to Tina talk about hear health problems because the company says it is rude to just walk away. Wally: How did you escape? Dilbert: She had a health problem. I got lucky.
Wednesday March 08,
2017
Honest Opinion But Polite
Tags criticism, political correctness, politically correct, company policy, honesty
Transcript
Dilbert: Our new politeness policy forbids me from giving you an honest opinion of your idea. So, instead, I will talk about an unrelated topic and you can draw your own conclusions. So... did you hear about the manure fire that burned down a pig farm?
Thursday March 09,
2017
No Texting At Work
Tags politeness, etiquette, company policy, communication, distraction, social media, conversation, interaction, technology
Transcript
Dilbert: The company's new politeness policy forbids you from texting while I am trying to talk to you. Alice: I'm not using a texting app. I'm replying to people on social media. Dilbert: You're missing the point. Alice: When did my happiness stop being the point?


