Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 31st March 2008

Dilbert//6925, first published eighteen years ago on Monday 31st March 2008

Tags

coffee maker meeting not enough money raise too much budget business

Official transcript

I'd like to give you a raise but I used the entire budget on a new coffee maker. "It's a nice one."

"There's talk that I paid too much for you."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ID LIKE TO GIVE YOU A RAISE BUT I USED THE ENTIRE BUDGET ON A NEW COFFEE MAKER.

IT'S A NICE ONE.

THERE'S TALK THAT I PAID TOO MUCH FOR YOU.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "The Coffee Maker" and features a conversation between a boss and an employee. The boss asks the employee to raise his salary, but the employee responds that he used the entire budget on a new coffee maker. The boss is surprised and asks if it's nice, to which the employee replies that it's nice one. The boss then asks how much he paid for it, and the employee responds that there's talk that he paid too much for it.

Key Points:

• The comic strip is a humorous take on the common workplace scenario of an employee asking for a raise.
• The employee's response of using the entire budget on a new coffee maker is unexpected and absurd.
• The boss's reaction is one of surprise and skepticism, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea that employees may prioritize unnecessary expenses over their own compensation.

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