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Wally Invents the two-handled coffee mug Series
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Monday April 13,
2015
Embellishing Resume At Work
Tags leadership, self-promotion, embellishment, managers
Transcript
Boss: One of my employees keeps embellishing his accomplishments. CEO: If he works in engineering, fire him. If he works in marketing, promote him. Boss: He doesn't work at all. CEO: Sounds like you have a leader on your hands.
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Tuesday April 14,
2015
Wally's Many Patents
Tags accomplishments, deception, work ethic, patent, inventions
Transcript
Boss: On your list of accomplishments, you say you filed seventeen patents for the company this month. Wally: I did. Here's the documentation on each of them. Boss: Hmm... it will be three years before I know if these are accepted. Wally: Until then, let's play it safe and assume I'm awesome.
Wednesday April 15,
2015
Wally Is Employee Of The Year
Tags awards, cheating, deception, patent, catch-22, work ethic, laziness
Transcript
CEO: Our Employee Of The Year is Wally, for filing the most patents of any engineer in our history. Dilbert: How many have been granted? CEO: Well, most of them... I assume? Wally: How much coffee does this thing hold?
Thursday April 16,
2015
Wally Uses Tropy For Credibility
Tags trophy, labels, credibility, employee of the year, awards, award, deception
Transcript
Wall: I use my "Employee of the Year" trophy for my coffee now because it gives me instant credibility. Dilbert: I don't see how. Wally: People are not deep. Man: That's the dumbest thing anyone's ever... oh, sorry. Didn't see your trophy.
Friday April 17,
2015
Wally Drinks Deeply From His Trophy
Saturday April 18,
2015
Wally Presents His Idea
Tags ideas, inventions, thinking, coffee, mug, decisions, peer pressure, independent thought
Transcript
Wally: I invented a coffee mug with two handles. It works from any angle of approach, accommodates larger payloads, and has handle redundancy. Alice: I can honestly say it is your best idea yet. Boss: If Alice likes it...
Monday April 20,
2015
Brainstorm With Other Engineers
Tags product design, managers, marketing, simplicity, complication, inventions, ideas, business
Transcript
Boss: Our marketing people tell me your double-handed coffee mug could be a huge seller. Brainstorm with the other engineers and see if it needs more features. Wally: Do you have any other ideas for ruining the product, or should I focus on that one?
Tuesday April 21,
2015
Dilbert And Alice Add Features
Tags inventions, simplicity, engineers, complication, complicated, coffee, mug, overthinking
Transcript
Wally: Our boss asked me to totally ruin my double-handled coffee mug invention by adding features. I am asking each of you to suppress your engineering impulses just this one time and let this perfect product stay perfect. Dilbert: It would be perfect if it had wi-fi and a projection keyboard. Alice: Maybe add some health sensors and GPS.
Wednesday April 22,
2015
Wally Not A Fan Of Implementation
Tags invention, inventions, design, complication, overthinking
Transcript
Wally: I asked the other engineers to help me develop my double-handed coffee mug invention. Now it is bloated with useless features and not dishwasher safe. Maybe you should cancel the project. Boss: Are you okay with that? Wally: I've never been a big fan of the implementation phase.

