Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th January 2002

Dilbert//4670, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 27th January 2002

Tags

email engineer huge huge buzz huge success sales increase six emails track numbers engineering

Official transcript

A coworker addresses the meeting, "The ad campaign was a huge, huge success!"

The Boss responds, "Wow!"

Dilbert responds, "Define 'huge, huge' success.' How much did sales increase?"

The coworker replies, "We don't track those numbers."

The coworker continues, "But I know the ad created a huge buzz because of all the e-mail I got the next day."

Dilbert asks the coworker, "How many messages did you get?"

The coworker responds, "Six. But that's a lot for one topic."

The Boss exclaims, "Wow! Six!"

Dilbert responds, "How many of the six were from your own employees?"

The coworker turns to The Boss and asks, "Who invited the engineer?"

The Boss replies, "I thought he was with you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE AD CAMPAIGN WAS A HUGE, HUGE SUCCESS!

DEFINE "HUGE, HUGE SUCCESS." HOW MUCH DID SALES INCREASE?

WE DON'T TRACK THOSE NUMBERS.

BUT I KNOW THE AD CREATED A HUGE BUZZ BECAUSE OF ALL THE EMAIL I GOT THE NEXT wow HOW MANY MESSAGES DID YOU GET?

SIX. BUT THAT'S A LOT FOR ONE TOPIC.

WOW!

SIX!

HOW MANY OF THE SIX WERE FROM YOUR OWN EMPLOYEES?

WHO INVITED THE ENGINEER?

DAY.

I THOUGHT HE WAS WITH YOU.

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