Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st March 1998

Dilbert//3242, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 1st March 1998

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good news budgets calculations salary bidget vacation days got greedy

Official transcript

At the staff meeting, The Boss says, "Good news on your budgets. I did some recalculating last night."

The Boss says, "I found a way to give more money to every project without increasing the total budget for projects!"

Wally raises his hand and says, "Question: Does your new way involve poor math skills?"

Wally has a question mark above his head. Alice puts her arm in front of him and says, "Ignore the skeptic. Hey, I have a suggestion!"

Alice says, "Maybe you could recalculate the salary budget for next year."

Dilbert says, "And when was the last time you recalculated the vacation days?"

Wally, using his calculator wrist watch, says, "I calculate that we have an hour left for this meeting, but I'm interested in YOUR caculation."

Dilbert, Wally and Alice walk out of the meeting counting stacks of money. Dilbert says, "I think we got greedy when we asked if he change for a five."

They whistle as they leave.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

GOOD NEWS ON YOUR BUDGETS. I DID SOME RECALCULATING LAST NIGHT I FOUND A WAY TO GIVE MORE MONEY TO EVERY PROJECT WITHOUT INCREASING THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR PROJECTS!

QUESTION: DOES YOUR NEW WAY INVOLVE POOR MATH SKILLS?

IGNORE THE SKEPTIC.

HEY, I HAVE SUGGESTION!

MAYBE YOU COULD RECALCULATE OUR SALARY BUDGET NEXT.

AND WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU RECALCULATED OUR VACATION DAYS?

I CALCULATE THAT WE HAVE AN HOUR LEFT FOR THIS MEETING.

BUT I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR CALCULATION I THINK WE GOT GREEDY WHEN WE ASKED IF HE HAD CHANGE FOR A FIVE.

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