Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 21st April 2005

Dilbert//5850, first published 21 years ago on Thursday 21st April 2005

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raises more pay mathy don't get mathy

Official transcript

Don't feel bad if you only got a 3% raise; I only got 2% myself. "Can we feel bad that 2% if your pay is bigger than 3% of our pay?"

"Don't get all mathy on me."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DON'T FEEL BAD IF YOU ONLY GOT A 3% RAISE; I ONLY GOT 2% MYSELF.

CAN WE FEEL BAD THAT 2% OF YOUR PAY IS BIGGER THAN 3% OF OUR PAY?

DON'T GET ALL MATHY ON ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "A 3% Raise is Not Enough"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a red tie, sitting at a conference table with his boss and coworkers. The conversation begins with the boss offering a 3% raise, which Dilbert rejects, stating that he only got 2% himself. The boss then asks if Dilbert feels bad that 2% of his pay is bigger than 3% of the company's pay. Dilbert responds by saying he doesn't get all "mathy" on him, implying that he doesn't want to engage in a mathematical discussion. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that a 3% raise is not enough, and that the boss is trying to justify the small increase by comparing it to the company's overall pay. The strip ends with Dilbert's sarcastic comment about not getting "mathy" on him, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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