Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 28th September 2008

Dilbert//7106, first published eighteen years ago on Sunday 28th September 2008

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answer technical question bad actor best person fake own death helping customer insult dead just a quick question polite safest course work that divison commercial sales

Official transcript

A man says, "Hi, I'm a customer of your commercial sales division."

"The man says, "I heard you would be the best person to answer a technical question..."

Dilbert says, "I don't work in that division."

The man says, "I know. It's just a quick question."

Dilbert says, "If I tell you something different from what the commercial division tells you, I'll get in trouble."

Dilbert says, "But I'll also get in trouble for not helping a customer."

Dilbert says, "My safest course of action is to fake my own death."

The man says, "You're a bad actor."

Dilbert says, "It isn't polite to insult the dead."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HI, I'M A CUSTOMER OF YOUR COMMERCIAL SALES DIVISION.

I HEARD YOU WOULD BE THE BEST PERSON TO ANSWER A TECH NICAL QUESTION...

I DON'T WORK IN THAT DIVISION.

I KNOW. IT'S JUST A QUICK QUESTION IF I TELL YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE COMMERCIAL DIVISION TELLS YOU, I'LL GET IN TROUBLE.

BUT I'LL ALSO GET IN TROUBLE FOR NOT HELPING A CUSTOMER.

MY SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO FAKE MY OWN DEATH.

YOU'RE A BAD ACTOR.

IT ISN'T POLITE TO INSULT THE DEAD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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