Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 13th April 2006

Dilbert//6207, first published twenty years ago on Thursday 13th April 2006

Tags

contract emplyee dangling carrot regular emplyee understand metaphors

Official transcript

I'll bring you on as a contract employee. "Then I'll keep you motivated by dangling the carrot of becoming a regular employee."

"Your first mistake was assuming that he understands metaphors."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ILL BRING YOU ON AS A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE.

THEN I'LL KEEP YOU MOTIVATED BY DANGLING THE CARROT OF BECOMING A REGULAR EMPLOYEE.

YOUR FIRST MISTAKE WAS ASSUMING THAT HE UNDERSTANDS METAPHORS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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