Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 30th March 2009

Dilbert//7289, first published seventeen years ago on Monday 30th March 2009

Tags

interview hiring policy cruelty

Official transcript

the boss says, "You're hired, but company policy requires me to post the job opening internally before it's official."

Man says, "Are you saying your company policy requires you to lie to employees and give them false hope?"

The boss says, "Exactly."

Man says,. "That's cruel."

The boss says, "In six months you'll wish you had some false hope too."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU'RE HIRED, BUT COMPANY POLICY REQUIRES ME TO POST THE JOB OPENING INTERNALLY BEFORE IT'S OFFICIAL.

ARE YOU SAYING YOUR COMPANY POLICY REQUIRES YOU TO LIE TO EMPLOYEES AND GIVE THEM FALSE HOPE?

EXACTLY.

THAT'S CRUEL.

IN SIX MONTHS YOULL WISH YOU HAD SOME FALSE HOPE TOO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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