Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 29th October 2000

Dilbert//4215, first published 26 years ago on Sunday 29th October 2000

Tags

flirting cashier phoney customer service smile required looks like flirting wally

Official transcript

A smiling female employee, handing Dilbert change, says, "Thank you. Have a nice day."

Dilbert thinks, "She's flirting with me."

Dilbert says to the woman, "Um... Would you like to go out on Saturday?"

The woman, still smiling, says, "I wasn't flirting. This is my phony customer service smile."

The woman says to Dilbert, "Employees are required to smile."

Dilbert asks the woman, "Okay. But now you're flirting, aren't you?"

The woman answers, "No, still phony."

Walking away, Dilbert thinks, "Wally has to see this."

Wally and Dilbert stand looking at the smiling woman. Wally says, "Hey, it looks like she's flirting with me!"

Dilbert says, "Is this great or what?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THANK YOU.

HAVE A NICE DAY.

SHE'S FLIRTING WITH ME.

UM... WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OUT ON SATURDAY?

I WASN'T FLIRTING.

THIS IS MY PHONY CUSTOMER SERVICE SMILE.

EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SMILE.

OKAY, BUT NOW YOU'RE FLIRTING, AREN'T YOU?

NO.

STILL PHONY WALLY HAS TO SEE THIS.

HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S FLIRTING WITH ME!

IS THIS GREAT OR WHAT?

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