Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th August 2005

Dilbert//5958, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 7th August 2005

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raises percentage raises dont discuss humilaiting low raises wages money

Official transcript

"Please don't discuss your raise with co-workers."

"Whatever."

"Let's see how the losers and morons did."

"You only got 6%? I got 8%."

"9%. Why do you ask?"

"7.5%. Anything less would be humiliating."

"Well, let me see...I think it was..."

"Brace for impact."

"8.5%"

"GAAA!!"

"Has she yet learned why it is a bad idea to discuss her raise with co-workers?"

"Sounds like it."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PLEASE DON'T DISCUSS YOUR RAISE WITH COWORKERS.

WHATEVER.

LET'S SEE HOW THE LOSERS AND MORONS DID.

YOU ONLY GOT 6%1 GOT 8%.

9%. WHY DO YOU ASK?

7.5%. ANYTHING LESS WOULD BE HUMILIATING.

WELL, LET ME SEE...

I THINK IT WAS..

BRACE FOR IMPACT.

8.5% GARR!!

HAS SHE YET LEARNED WHY IT IS A BAD IDEA TO DISCUSS HER RAISE WITH COWORKERS?

SOUNDS LIKE IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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