Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th September 2006

Dilbert//6360, first published twenty years ago on Wednesday 13th September 2006

Official transcript

"Per your suggestion, I asked our customer to voluntarily pay us more money to cover our bidding error."

"It might surprise you to learn that our customer doesn't like that idea."

"You probably made it sound like a bad thing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

PER YOUR SUGGESTION, I ASKED OUR CUSTOMER TO VOLUNTARILY PAY US MORE MONEY TO COVER OUR BIDDING ERROR.

IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU TO LEARN THAT OUR CUSTOMER DOESN'T LIKE THAT IDEA.

YOU PROBABLY MADE IT SOUND LIKE A BAD THING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Voluntary Payback"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a customer requesting to voluntarily pay more money to cover a bidding error. The customer's suggestion is met with surprise and skepticism by the company representative, who points out that the customer doesn't like the idea. The customer responds by stating that they made it sound like a bad thing, implying that they were trying to manipulate the situation. The comic strip pokes fun at the customer's attempt to take advantage of the situation and the company's response to it.

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