Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 31st January 1998

Dilbert//3213, first published 28 years ago on Saturday 31st January 1998

Tags

self employed invent valuable things exploit them resource bad input dogbert

Official transcript

Dilbert and Dogbert sit at the kitchen table and enjoy a cup of coffee together. Dilbert says, "I'm thinking of quitting and working for myself."

Dogbert says, "Come work for me."

Dilbert says, "Doing what?"

Dogbert says, "You'll invent things and I'll exploit you... I mean them."

Dilbert says, "I'm not sure you'd be the best boss, Dogbert."

Dogbert says, "Don't give me that input you 'resource.'"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M THINKING OF QUITTING AND WORKING FOR MYSELF.

COME WORK FOR ME.

DOING WHAT?

YOU'LL INVENT VALUABLE THINGS AND I'LL EXPLOIT YOU ... I MEAN THEM.

I'M NOT SURE YOU'D BE THE BEST BOSS, DOGBERT.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT INPUT, YOU "RESOURCE."

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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