Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th February 1996

Dilbert//2499, first published thirty years ago on Saturday 17th February 1996

Tags

agreement grant sign strategic omissions waiver proofread company forcing to sign business

Official transcript

Dilbert sits on the couch with his knees bent. He hands a document to Dogbert and says, "Look at the agreement my company is forcing us to sign. They claim the rights to any idea an employee ever has."

Dilbert looks at the document and says, "No problem. Just retype it with a few strategic omissions and sign it. They can't proofread every one."

Dilbert asks, "Wouldn't that be dishonest?"

Dogbert replies, "Maybe you could just show them some of your ideas and they'd grant a waiver."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

LOOK AT THE AGREEMENT MY COMPANY IS FORCING US TO SIGN. THEY CLAIM THE RIGHTS TO ANY IDEA AN EMPLOYEE EVER HAS.

NO PROBLEM. JUST RETYPE IT WITH A FEW STRATEGIC OMISSIONS AND SIGN IT.

THEY CAN'T PROOFREAD EVERY ONE.

WOULDN'T THAT BE DISHONEST?

MAYBE YOU COULD JUST SHOW THEM SOME OF YOUR IDEAS AND THEY'D GRANT A WAIVER.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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