Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 2nd May 1997

Dilbert//2939, first published 29 years ago on Friday 2nd May 1997

Tags

design product brochure criminal fraud marketing not worng conscience marketing epople business

Official transcript

The Boss tells Dilbert, "I want you to work with our marketing people to design a product brochure."

Dilbert thinks, "Groan."

Dilbert sits at a conference table with a man from marketing. The man says, "Remember, what we do here might seem like criminal fraud but it's not. It's marketing!"

Dilbert says, "Okay, as long as it's not wrong . . ."

The man says, "Here's a jar to keep your conscience in. I'll put it in the closet with mine."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT YOU TO WORK WITH OUR MARKETING PEOPLE TO DESIGN A PRODUCT BROCHURE.

GROAN REMEMBER, WHAT WE DO HERE MIGHT SEEM LIKE CRIMINAL FRAUD MARKETING?. IT'S OKAY, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT WRONG...

HERE'S A JAR TO KEEP YOUR CONSCIENCE IN.

I'LL PUT IT IN THE CLOSET WITH MINE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Marketing is Not Criminal"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a marketing team and their boss, who wants them to design a product brochure. The team is hesitant, citing that marketing is not criminal fraud, but rather a legitimate business practice. The boss is persistent, eventually resorting to threatening the team by putting them in a "closet with mine" if they don't comply. The team remains unimpressed, with one member responding, "Okay, as long as it's not wrong... I'll put it in the closet with mine." The strip pokes fun at the common perception that marketing is dishonest or unethical, while also highlighting the absurdity of the boss's threat.

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