Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th June 1997

Dilbert//2997, first published 29 years ago on Sunday 29th June 1997

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ten percent raise fifteen percent more twenty percent no budget raises give big raises reward for leaving work price sheet

Official transcript

Dilbert stands across from the Boss's desk. He says, "I want a ten-percent raise."

The Boss replies, "There's no budget for raises."

Dilbert holds up a letter and says, "I have an offer from another company that will pay fifteen percent more."

The Boss says, "I'll give you twenty percent if you stay."

Dilbert says, "I thought you said there's no budget for raises."

The Boss replies, "Well . . . It's supposed to be a secret but . . ."

The Boss says, "Our policy is to give big raises to people who spend their time interviewing for other jobs."

Dilbert tells Alice and Wally, "Good news! The secret company policy is to reward disloyalty!"

They cheer and shout, "Yes! Yippee!"

Wally asks, "What's the reward for leaving work early?"

Dilbert replies, "He wouldn't show me the price sheet."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT A TEN-PERCENT RAISE.

THERE'S NO BUDGET FOR RAISES I HAVE AN OFFER FROM ANOTHER COMPANY THAT WILL PAY FIFTEEN PERCENT MORE I'LL GIVE YOU TWENTY PERCENT IF YOU STAY.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THERE'S NO BUDGET FOR RAISES.

WELL... IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET BUT OUR POLICY IS TO GIVE BIG RAISES TO PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR TIME INTERVIEWING FOR OTHER JOBS.

GOOD NEWS! THE SECRET COMPANY POLICY IS TO REWARD DISLOYALTY!

Yippee! woo- woo- Nes! woo WHAT'S THE REWARD FOR LEAVING WORK EARLY?

HE WOULDN'T SHOW ME THE PRICE SHEET.

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "The Secret Company Policy".

This comic strip depicts a conversation between a boss and an employee. The employee asks for a ten percent raise, but the boss responds that there is no budget for raises. The employee then offers to pay fifteen percent more if another company makes a similar offer, and the boss agrees to give the employee twenty percent if they stay. However, the boss reveals that this is a secret company policy to reward disloyalty, as it encourages employees to leave and allows the company to hire new workers at a lower cost.

The comic strip ends with the employee celebrating their raise, while the boss is shown to be unhappy about the situation. The final panel shows the employee leaving the office, with the boss asking what the reward is for leaving work early, implying that the employee has found a way to exploit the company's policy to their advantage.

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