Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 3rd September 2006

Dilbert//6350, first published twenty years ago on Sunday 3rd September 2006

Official transcript

"You exceeded all of your goals this year."

"But I can't give you much of a raise because you didn't have the appearance of success."

"Um...what?"

"I have to justify to management all large raises, and they don't know that you exist."

"Who do they think accomplished all of my goals?"

"I'll make it up to you next year."

push "Who was that?"

"Some vendor."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU EXCEEDED ALL OF YOUR GOALS THIS YEAR.

BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU MUCH OF A RAISE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF SUCCESS.

UM...

WHAT?

I HAVE TO JUSTIFY TO MANAGEMENT ALL LARGE RAISES, AND THEY DON'T KNOW THAT YOU EXIST.

WHO DO THEY THINK ACCOMPLISHED ALL OF MY GOALS?

I'LL MAKE IT UP TO YOU NEXT YEAR.

WHO WAS THAT?

SOME VENDOR.

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