Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st December 2002

Dilbert//4978, first published 24 years ago on Sunday 1st December 2002

Tags

research expense highly trained engineer not a clerk employee trivial task project cancelled assignment kudos award

Official transcript

The Boss enters Dilbert's cubicle and says, "Dilbert, research this expense and find out what it's for."

Dilbert looks at the paper and says, "It's only $2.37."

Dilbert exclaims, "It could take all day to track down!"

Dilbert continues, "I'm a highly trained engineer, not a clerk."

Dilbert crumples up the paper and exclaims, "How can you justify wasting a valuable employee like me on a trivial task like this?!!"

The Boss responds, "That reminds me: your project got canceled. This is your only assignment."

The Boss does a dance and exclaims, "Woo-hoo! In your face!!!"

As The Boss walks away, he thinks, "I wonder if he'll find out I spent $2.37 on his "kudos"

award."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, RESEARCH THIS EXPENSE AND FIND OUT WHAT IT'S FOR.

IT COULD TAKE ALL DAY TO TRACK IT DOWN!

IT'S ONLY $2.37.

I'M A HIGHLY TRAINED ENGINEER, NOT A CLERK.

HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY WASTING A VALUABLE EMPLOYEE LIKE ME ON A TRIVIAL TASK LIKE THIS?!!

THAT REMINDS ME: YOUR PROJECT GOT CANCELED. THIS IS YOUR ONLY ASSIGNMENT.

WOO-HOO!

IN YOUR I/ FACE!!!

I WONDER IF HE'LL FIND OUT I SPENT $2.37 ON HIS "KUDOS" AWARD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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