Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 1st February 1997

Dilbert//2849, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 1st February 1997

Tags

more work feeling unappreciated hard working employee hourly basis

Official transcript

Dilbert and Wally stand in front of the coffee machine. Wally says, "The more work I do, the more I'm given."

Wally continues, "It doesn't pay to be a talented and hard-working employee."

Dilbert asks, "How's it pay to be YOU?"

Wally replies, "Not bad on an hourly basis."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MORE WORK I DO, THE MORE I'M GIVEN.

COFFEE!

IT DOESN'T PAY TO BE A TALENTED AND HARDWORKING EMPLOYEE.

HOW'S IT PAY TO BE YOU?

NOT BAD ON AN HOURLY BASIS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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