Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 24th January 2002

Dilbert//4667, first published 24 years ago on Thursday 24th January 2002

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transfer to engineering pay cut work for free work in sales apreciative

Official transcript

Dilbert says to The Boss, "Please, I beg you. Transfer me back to engineering."

Dilbert continues, "I'll take a pay cut. No, I'll work for free. No, I'll pay YOU."

Dilbert is shining The Boss' shoes. The Boss says, "I should make all of my engineers work in sales for a while. You come back more appreciative."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PLEASE, I BEG YOU, TRANSFER ME BACK TO ENGINEERING.

I'LL TAKE A PAY CUT.

NO, I'LL WORK FOR FREE. NO, I'LL PAY YOU.

I SHOULD MAKE ALL OF MY ENGINEERS WORK IN SALES FOR A WHILE. YOU COME BACK MORE APPRECIATIVE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Pay Cut for Appreciation"

Summary:

• The comic strip depicts a conversation between an engineer and his boss.
• The engineer requests a pay cut, citing that he should be paid more for his work in sales.
• The boss is surprised by the request, but the engineer insists that he deserves it.
• The boss ultimately agrees to the pay cut, and the engineer is satisfied with the outcome.

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