Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th December 1999

Dilbert//3886, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 5th December 1999

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carol got mba hard wirk rewarded pompous baboon sensitive way secretarial stigma wet caroets coffee fetch me one

Official transcript

The boss and Carol are standing in front of Alice, Wally and Dilbert. The boss says, while pointing to Carol: "Congratulations to my secretary Carol for getting her MBA"

The boss says to Carol: "At this company we believe hard work should be rewarded."

The boss says to Carol: "The next time you fetch my coffee, get some coffee for yourself too!"

Carol says to the boss: "You should be promoting me, you pompous baboon!"

The boss says to Carol: "How can I explain this in the most sensitive way?"

The boss says: "The secretarial stigma will cover you like a mountain of wet carpets until the day you die."

The boss says to Carol, who looks furious: "I'm glad we had this talk. I think it helped."

Alice and Wally are walking behind the boss and Alice says:"The next time you ask for coffee. We'd like to watch."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY SECRETARY CAROL FOR GETTING HER MBA.

AT THIS COMPANY WE BELIEVE HARD WORK SHOULD BE REWARDED.

THE NEXT TIME YOU FETCH MY COFFEE, GET SOME COFFEE FOR YOURSELF TOO!

YOU SHOULD BE PROMOTING ME, YOU POMPOUS BABOON!

HOW CAN I EXPLAIN THIS IN THE MOST SENSITIVE WAY?

THE SECRETARIAL STIGMA WILL COVER YOU LIKE A MOUNTAIN OF WET CARPETS UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE.

I'M GLAD WE HAD THIS TALK.

I THINK IT HELPED.

THE NEXT TIME YOU ASK FOR COFFEE, WE'D LIKE TO WATCH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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