Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 18th June 2004

Dilbert//5543, first published 22 years ago on Friday 18th June 2004

Tags

profits improving have raise giving raises profits will plummet oppression communism

Official transcript

"Now that our profits are improving, can I have a raise?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NOW THAT OUR PROFITS ARE IMPROVING, CAN I HAVE A RAISE?

IF I START GIVING PEOPLE RAISES, THEN PROFITS WILL PLUMMET AND WELL BE NOWHERE.

DOES YOUR BONUS DEPEND ON HOW EFFECTIVELY YOU OPPRESS ?

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, TRY COMMUNISM.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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