Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th December 2010

Dilbert//7925, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 26th December 2010

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long email waste of time deleted free to tell contents without reducing prodcutivity improving communication

Official transcript

Coworker says, "Did you read my long e-mail?"

Dilbert says, "Not yet. What's it about?"

Coworker says, "I can't say."

Coworker says, "If I tell you what I wrote, the effort I put into writing the e-mail will be transformed into a waste of time."

Dilbert says, "I just decided to delete your e-mail before reading it. Therefore it is already wasted."

Dilbert says, "You are now free to tell me its contents without reducing your productivity."

Coworker says, "Oh. Okay."

Coworker says, "It was something about improving communication. But I worded it better."

Coworker says, "Maybe you should read it."

Dilbert says, "Maybe you should."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID YOU READ MY LONG EMAIL?

DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS dilbert.com NOT YET.

WHAT'S IT ABOUT?

I CAN'T SAY.

IF I TELL YOU WHAT I WROTE, THE EFFORT I PUT INTO WRITING THE EMAIL WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO I JUST DECIDED TO DELETE YOUR EMAIL BEFORE READING IT.

THEREFORE IT IS ALREADY WASTED.

YOU ARE NOW FREE TO TELL ME ITS CONTENTS WITHOUT REDUCING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY.

.

OKAY IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT IMPROVING COMMUNICATION, BUT I WORDED IT BETTER.

A WASTE OF TIME.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD READ IT.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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