Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 16th September 2007

Dilbert//6728, first published nineteen years ago on Sunday 16th September 2007

Tags

contract changes last month negotiate not authorized hope to wear you down

Official transcript

"You didn't make any of the contract changes we agreed on last month."

"That's how I negotiate."

"I'm not authorized to make any changes to the contract."

"And the executives who have that power will think I'm not doing my job if I ask them to do it."

"So I agree to everything you ask, then I don't put any of it in the contract."

"Over the course of several months I hope to wear you down and make you sign the contract as is."

"Can you at least change section three the way I asked? "Sure. No problem."

"I'll see you in a month."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU DIDN'T MAKE ANY OF THE CONTRACT CHANGES WE AGREED ON LAST MONTH.

THAT'S HOW I NEGOTIATE.

I'M NOT AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT.

AND THE EXECUTIVES WHO HAVE THAT POWER WILL THINK IM NOT DOING MY JOB IF I ASK THEM TO DO IT.

SO I AGREE TO EVERYTHING YOU ASK, THEN I DON'T PUT ANY OF IT IN THE CONTRACT.

OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS I HOPE TO WEAR YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SIGN THE CONTRACT AS IS CAN YOU AT LEAST CHANGE SECTION THREE THE WAY I ASKED?

SURE.

PROBLEM.

IN A MONTH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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