Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 13th February 1995

Dilbert//2130, first published 31 years ago on Monday 13th February 1995

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quantify contributions designing future products billion daollars track numbers boss dilbert

Official transcript

The Boss hands Dilbert a document and says, "I'm asking everybody to quantify their contributions to revenue. Your pay will depend on it."

The Boss continues, "I realize this is hard to quantify because you're designing future products but . . . "

Dilbert writes a figure on the paper and says, "Here you go."

The Boss reads what Dilbert wrote and says, "A billion dollars? It's as if you cynically believe we can't track these numbers."

Dilbert replies, "That crossed my mind."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M ASKING EVERYBODY TO QUANTIFY THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO REVENUE.

YOUR PAY WILL DEPEND ON IT.

2/13 I REALIZE THIS IS HARD TO QUANTIFY BECAUSE YOU'RE DESIGNING FUTURE PRODUCTS BUT.

HERE YOU GO.

A BILLION DOLLARS?

IT'S AS IF YOU CYNICALLY BELIEVE WE CAN'T TRACK THESE NUMBERS.

THAT CROSSED MY MIND.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Quantifying Contributions"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, in a conversation with his boss. The boss asks everyone to quantify their contributions to revenue, with pay depending on it. Dilbert is hesitant, citing that designing future products is challenging to quantify.

The boss responds that a billion dollars is as if you cynically believe we can't track these numbers. Dilbert retorts that this has crossed his mind. The comic strip humorously highlights the absurdity of attempting to measure the value of future products.

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