Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 17th November 2008

Dilbert//7156, first published eighteen years ago on Monday 17th November 2008

Tags

dress code office office workers company shirts casual freidays lower self esteem stop complaining industry average feel overpaid

Official transcript

Catbert: I modified the dress code to require wearing company shirts on casual Fridays. That should lower our employees' self-esteem until they stop complaining about earning less than the industry average. Dilbert: Why do I feel overpaid today?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I MODIFIED THE DRESS CODE TO REQUIRE WEARING COMPANY SHIRTS ON CASUAL FRIDAYS.

THAT SHOULD LOWER OUR EMPLOYEES' SELF- ESTEEM UNTIL THEY STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT EARNING LESS THAN THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE.

WHY DO I FEEL OVERPAID TODAY?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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