Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 10th February 2009

Dilbert//7241, first published seventeen years ago on Tuesday 10th February 2009

Tags

job excuses argument depressed conversation business

Official transcript

Dilbert works in collections Customer says, "My wife left me, my truck caught on fire, and all of my organs are failing."

Dilbert says, "I work in a collections department."

Customer says, "You win."

Dilbert says, "Winning isn't what it used to be."

a voice yells, "Your five minute break is over!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS MY WIFE LEFT ME, MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND ALL OF MY ORGANS ARE FAILING.

I WORK IN A COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

YOU WIN.

WINNING ISN T WHAT IT USED TO BE.

YOUR FIVE- MINUTE BREAK IS OVER!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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