sentences:  This had the effect of causing this man—whom Adams describes as "one of the more brilliant people I've met"—to work hard at being incompetent, rude, and generally poor at his job to qualify for the buy-out program.Adams has said that this inspired the basic laziness and amorality of Wally's character.Despite these personality traits, Wally is accepted as part of Dilbert, Ted, Alice, and Asok's clique.