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Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 15th December 2000

Dilbert//4262, first published 26 years ago on Friday 15th December 2000


Tags

cross charge time attended meeting drunken moneky refund money back unfair preactices


Official transcript

Dilbert says to a co-worker, "Why did you cross-charge your time to my budget?"

The co-worker says, "I attended your meeting."

Dilbert says to the co-worker, "All you did was sit there like a drunken monkey. I want a refund."

The co-worker says, "Talk to my boss."

Dilbert says to the woman who is his co-worker's boss, "... So it doesn't seem fair."

The woman looks at her watch and says, "Ka-ching!"

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

WHY DID YOU CROSS-CHARGE YOUR TIME TO MY BUDGET?

I ATTENDED YOUR MEETING.

ALL YOU DID WAS SIT THERE LIKE A DRUNKEN MONKEY.

I WANT A REFUND.

TALK TO MY BOSS.

... SO IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR.

KA-CHING!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

The title of this comic strip is "Cross-Charge Your Time to My Budget."

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a boss and an employee. The employee asks why they were cross-charged for time spent attending a meeting. The boss responds that they attended the meeting, and the employee replies that all they did was sit there like a drunken monkey. The employee then asks to talk to the boss's boss, and the boss responds that it doesn't seem fair. The employee exclaims "Ka-ching!" and the boss looks confused. The comic strip is humorous and relatable, poking fun at the common office scenario where employees are charged for attending meetings.

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