Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st October 1995

Dilbert//2360, first published 31 years ago on Sunday 1st October 1995

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desired salary million dollars how much expected misleading salary fantasy layered little shoulder massge 15 % money

Official transcript

Dilbert wears a suit and holds a briefcase. He says, "Wish me luck, Dogbert."

Dogbert asks, "If you get more luck, wouldn't there be less luck available for me?"

A woman at a desk looks at Dilbert's application and says, "For 'desired salary' you wrote 'one million dollars.'"

Dilbert says, "Yes, thanks for asking."

The woman says, "Perhaps the question is misleading. The application should have asked what salary you EXPECT."

Dilbert replies, "Oh . . . Well, I expect you'll hire somebody more qualified and my salary will remain unchanged."

The woman says, "No, too honest. I'm looking for something CLOSE to reality, with maybe twenty-percent fantasy layered on top."

Dilbert replies, "Okay . . . I'd like a fifteen-percent raise and a little shoulder massage."

Back at home, Dilbert asks Dogbert, "Why does it seem that I'm the only honest guy on earth?"

Dogbert replies, "Your type tends not to reproduce."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WISH ME LUCK, DOGBERT.

IF YOU GET MORE LUCK, WOULDN'T THERE BE LESS LUCK AVAILABLE FOR ME?

FOR "DESIRED SALARY" YOU WROTE "ONE MILLION DOLLARS." YES, THANKS FOR ASKING.

PERHAPS THE QUESTION IS MISLEADING. THE APPLICATION SHOULD HAVE ASKED WHAT SALARY YOU EXPECT.

OH... WELL, I EXPECT YOU'LL HIRE SOMEBODY MORE QUALIFIED AND MY SALARY WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

NO, TOO HONEST. I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING CLOSE TO REALITY, WITH MAYBE TWENTY-PERCENT FANTASY LAYERED ON TOP OKAY... I'D LIKE A FIFTEEN-PERCENT RAISE AND A LITTLE SHOULDER MASSAGE.

WHY DOES IT SEEM THAT I'M THE ONLY HONEST GUY ON EARTH?

YOUR TYPE TENDS NOT TO REPRODUCE.

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AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Desired Salary"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 1996, features Dilbert, a bespectacled, pale-skinned, and balding man with a distinctive appearance. He is seated in a purple chair, engaged in a conversation with Dogbert, a white, anthropomorphic dog with a similar appearance to Dilbert.

Key Points:

• Dilbert expresses his desire for a salary of one million dollars, which Dogbert deems unrealistic.
• Dogbert questions the application's salary expectation and suggests that it may be misleading.
• Dilbert reveals that he is looking for something close to reality, with a twenty-percent fantasy layered on top.
• Dogbert inquires about the type of work Dilbert is applying for, which seems to be the only honest guy on earth.
• The conversation concludes with Dogbert's statement that the type tends not to reproduce.

Overall:

The comic strip humorously highlights the disparity between unrealistic salary expectations and the reality of the job market. It also touches on the theme of honesty and the challenges of finding a suitable match in the workplace.

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