Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 1st February 2009

Dilbert//7232, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 1st February 2009

Tags

etiquette & ethics lying

Official transcript

The boss says, "Asok, we're getting killed by bad customer reviews online."

The boss says, "I need you to pretend you're several different customers and write positive reviews."

Asok says, "Doesn't that break some sort of law?"

The boss says, "Heck no. it only crosses some ethical boundaries and violates the term of service for the web site."

The boss says, "And depending on your religious views, it might be a hiccup on your way to paradise."

The boss says, "But I'm almost certain there won't be any jail time or eternal damnation."

Asok says, "Well...okay."

The boss says, "And be sure to defame our competitors."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ASOK, WE'RE GETTING KILLED BY BAD CUSTOMER REVIEWS ONLINE.

I NEED YOU TO PRETEND YOU'RE SEVERAL DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS AND WRITE POSITIVE REVIEWS.

DOESN'T THAT BREAK SOME SORT OF LAW?

HECK NO. IT ONLY CROSSES SOME ETHICAL BOUNDARIES AND VIOLATES THE TERMS OF SERVICE FOR THE AND DEPENDING ON YOUR RELIGIOUS VIEWS, IT MIGHT BE A HICCUP ON YOUR WAY TO PARADISE.

BUT I'M ALMOST POSITIVE THERE WONT BE ANY JAIL TIME OR ETERNAL DAMNATION.

WELL.

OKAY.

AND BE SURE TO DEFAME OUR COMPETITORS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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