Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 20th June 2002

Dilbert//4814, first published 24 years ago on Thursday 20th June 2002

Tags

accounting system less transparent investors bad people corrupt corporate culture

Official transcript

Dilbert, the troll, and Asok are meeting. Dilbert says, "Our assignment is to make our accounting system less transparent."

Asok asks, "What?"

Dilbert turns to Asok and says, "We don't want investors to know what we're doing."

Asok asks, "Are we bad people?"

Dilbert responds, "We're good people who have been influenced by a corrupt corporate culture."

Asok says, "Oh, okay. Carry on."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

OUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO MAKE OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM LESS TRANSPARENT.

WHAT?

WE DON'T WANT INVESTORS TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.

ARE WE BAD PEOPLE?

WE'RE GOOD PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY A CORRUPT CORPORATE CULTURE.

OH, OKAY.

CARRY ON

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