Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 18th September 1994

Dilbert//1982, first published 32 years ago on Sunday 18th September 1994

Tags

pyramid scam marketing breakthrough new recruit amazingly wealthy being your own boss one thousand dollars the world pays money scam

Official transcript

"Remember, it's not a pyramid scam, it's a marketing breakthrough!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

REMEMBER, IT'S NOT A PYRAMID SCAM, IT'S A MARKETING BREAKTHROUGH THE BEAUTY OF ITIS A NEW RECRUIT IS BORN EVERY MINUTE ARE WE GUARANTEED TO BECOME AMAZINGLY WEALTHY?

WHILE BEING OUR OWN BOSS?

YES, UNLESS YOU'RE LAZY OR ETHICAL.

EACH PERSON YOU RECRUIT PAYS YOU ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE RECRUITS GET THEIR OWN RECRUITS AND CHARGE THEM TWO THOUSAND, AND SO ON.

EVENTUALLY, EVERY PERSON ON EARTH WILL BE GIVING YOU MONEY. AND THAT ADDS UP YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH THE MATH I FEEL LIKE WE'RE A BIG FAMILY

THE BEST PART IS THAT EVERY PERSON ON EARTH WILL GET RICH!

ACTUALLY, THE LAST RECRUIT KINDA GETS IT IN THE SHORTS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Recruiting Pyramid"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1994, revolves around a clever marketing strategy devised by a company to recruit new employees. The plan involves a pyramid scheme where each person is paid $1,000 to recruit others, with the recruits then receiving $2,000 for their own recruitment efforts. The strip humorously highlights the absurdity of this approach, as the company's boss is depicted as a cunning and self-serving individual who is more concerned with accumulating wealth than with the well-being of his employees.

Key Points:

• The company's marketing strategy is based on a pyramid scheme.
• Each person is paid $1,000 to recruit others.
• Recruits receive $2,000 for their own recruitment efforts.
• The boss is portrayed as a cunning and self-serving individual.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the absurdity of the company's approach.

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