Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 23rd January 2000

Dilbert//3935, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 23rd January 2000

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cash balance pension plan make more competetive good for young emplyees not good for old change back

Official transcript

Wally, Catbet, Dilbert, Alice and Asok are in a meeting. Catbert says: "We're changing to a cash balance pension plan."

Catbert says: "It will make the company much more competitive."

Asok is sitting between an elder co-worker and Alice, Asok says: "Yippee!!! A cash balance plan is good for young employees!"

The older employee stands up and says angrily to Asok: "Oh, yeah? Well it's not so good for me!"

The older employee says: "I demand that you change it back!"

Asok screams: "No!"

The older employee throws himself on top of Asok who raises his arms in defense. The older employee says: "I'll snap you like a dried twig, you little zygote!"

Asok says: "Ouch! Stop clubbing me with your artificial hip!!"

Wally, Catbert and Dilbert watch the fight with no reaction. Wally says to Catbert and Dilbert: "On the plus side, they do seem more competitive."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WE'RE CHANGING TO A CASH BALANCE PENSION PLAN.

IT WILL MAKE THE COMPANY MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE.

YIPPEE!!! A CASH BALANCE PLAN IS GOOD FOR YOUNG EMPLOYEES!

OH, YEAH?

WELL IT'S NOT SO GOOD FOR ME!

I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE IT BACK!

I'LL SNAP YOU LIKE A DRIED TWIG, YOU LITTLE ZYGOTE!

OUCH! STOP CLUBBING ME WITH YOUR ARTIFICIAL HIP !!

ON THE PLUS SIDE, THEY DO SEEM MORE COMPETITIVE.

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