Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th December 2010

Dilbert//7918, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 19th December 2010

Tags

feel empowered forgot buy in poorly conceived project destroy from inside not empowered old system

Official transcript

The Boss says, "I want all of you to feel empowered on this project."

Dilbert says, "You forgot to get our buy- in before you empowered us."

The Boss says, "I'll get your buy-in later."

Wally says, "It's far too late for that."

Wally says, "I'm going to use my empowerment to destroy this poorly conceived project from the inside!"

The Boss says, "Don't do that!"

Dilbert says, "So... now you're saying we're not empowered to do what we think is best?"

Alice says, "Can we go back to our old system where we're afraid to make decisions and you're never available?"

Alice says, "Your eyes say, 'Yes.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT ALL OF YOU TO FEEL EMPOWERED ON THIS PROJECT.

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com YOU FORGOT TO GET OUR BUY-IN BEFORE YOU EMPOWERED US.

I'LL GET YOUR BUY-IN LATER.

IT'S FAR TOO LATE FOR I'M GOING TO USE MY EMPOWERMENT TO DESTROY THIS POORLY CONCEIVED PROJECT FROM THE DON'T DO THAT!

SO... NOW YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE NOT EMPOWERED TO DO WHAT WE THINK IS BEST?

THAT.

INOLUE!

CAN WE GO BACK TO OUR OLD SYSTEM WHERE WE'RE AFRAID TO MAKE DECISIONS AND YOU'RE NEVER AVAILABLE?

YOUR EYES, SAY, "YES.

CHED

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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