Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 6th September 1998

Dilbert//3431, first published 28 years ago on Sunday 6th September 1998

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dilbert deny request evil incarnate something specific dollar estimate value chair quantify job work tools

Official transcript

Dilbert approaches a worker sitting at his desk. He is holding a piece of paper and says, "Why did the I.S. department deny my request for a P.C. upgrade?"

The worker holds up his arms and shouts, "Because we are evil incarnate! BUWAHAHAHA!!"

Dilbert says, "I was looking for something more specific."

The worker holds out the paper and says, "You didn't provide a dollar estimate of the benefits."

Dilbert says, "That's ridiculous. I can't put a value on every tool I need to do my job."

The worker sits back in his chair with his arms folded and says, "If you can't quantify it, then it must not be necessary."

Dilbert throws up his hands and says, "Then why does the company give me a chair? I can't quantify that either."

Dilbert sits on the floor of his cubicle, without a chair. He thinks, "Here's one more reason why it stinks to be me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHY DID THE I.S.

DEPARTMENT DENY MY REQUEST FOR A PC UPGRADE?

BECAUSE WE ARE EVIL INCARNATE!!

BUWAHAHAHA!!

I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC.

YOU DIDN'T PROVIDE A DOLLAR ESTIMATE OF THE BENEFITS.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

I CAN'T PUT A VALUE ON EVERY TOOL I NEED TO DO MY JOB IF YOU CAN'T QUANTIFY IT, THEN IT MUST NOT BE NECESSARY.

THEN WHY DOES THE COMPANY GIVE ME A CHAIR? I CAN'T QUANTIFY THAT EITHER?

HERE'S ONEMORE REASON WHY IT STINKS TO BEME

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AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Evil Incarnate."

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a man and his boss at work. The man is frustrated with the company's refusal to provide a PC upgrade, citing the need for a specific value on every tool he needs to do his job. His boss responds by asking why he can't quantify the benefits of the upgrade, and the man explains that he was looking for something more specific. The boss then asks why the company gave him a chair, and the man replies that it stinks to be him. The boss responds by saying that he didn't provide a dollar estimate of the benefits, implying that the man's request for a PC upgrade is not justified.

Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the bureaucratic red tape and illogical decision-making that can occur in corporate environments. It highlights the frustration and absurdity of dealing with petty office politics and the lack of understanding or empathy from management.

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