Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th December 1999

Dilbert//3893, first published 27 years ago on Sunday 12th December 1999

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new employees sophie engineer incompetent husband agree to relocate talent addition squirrel heads engineering

Official transcript

The boss pokes his head into Dilbert's cubicle and says to Dilbert: "Dilbert, come meet the two new employees."

The boss introduces Dilbert to the new employee and they both extend their hands to shake. The boss says: "This is Sophie, one of the best engineers in the business."

Dilbert thinks: "the drawing of a heart"

The boss points to the other new employee and says: "The other one is her imcompetent husband."

The boss stands between the two new employess and says: "We had to hire him so Sophie would agree to relocate."

The husband says to the boss: "Are you saying I didn't get hired for my talent."

Sophie says to her husband: "You don't have any talent, honey"

The husband answers: "Oh, that's right."

The boss stands with his back to the husband and says to Dilbert: "Dilbert, your job is to do his job in addition to your own."

Dilbert is sitting at his computer with Sophie's husband to his side. The husband says: "Do you want to see my collection of squirrel heads?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, COME MEET THE TWO NEW EMPLOYEES.

THIS IS SOPHIE, ONE OF THE BEST ENGINEERS IN THE BUSINESS.

THE OTHER ONE IS HER INCOMPETENT HUS BAND.

WE HAD TO HIRE HIM SO SOPHIE WOULD AGREE TO RELOCATE.

ARE YOU SAYING I DIDN'T GET HIRED FOR MY TALENT?

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY TALENT, HONEY.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

DILBERT, YOUR JOB IS TO DO HIS JOB IN ADDITION TO YOUR OWN.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE MY COLLECTION OF SQUIRREL HEADS?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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