Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 14th June 2009

Dilbert//7365, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 14th June 2009

Tags

interview trick scheme selling laptops disappointed stupidity

Official transcript

Job interview Dogbert says, "Do you have any sales experience?"

Man says, "No, but I?"

Dogbert says, "Okay, whatever."

Dogbert says, "There's no base pay. You only get paid opn commission."

Dogbert says, "And you'll need a special laptop for this job."

Dogbert says, "you can buy it from our company with a 5% employee discount."

Dogbert says, "You're hired."

Man says, "Yes! And my friends told me I would never find a sales job in this weak economy!"

Man says, "By the way, what does the company sell?"

Dogbert says, "We sell laptops to idiots."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

JOB INTERVIEW DO YOU HAVE ANY SALES EXPERIENCE?

NO, BUT I ...

THERE'S NO BASE PAY.

YOU ONLY GET PAID ON COMMISSION, AND YOULL NEED A SPECIAL LAPTOP FOR THIS JOB.

OKAY.

YOU CAN BUY IT FROM OUR COMPANY WITH A 5% EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT.

YOU'RE HIRED.

EVER.

YES! AND MY FRIENDS TOLD ME I WOULD NEVER FIND A SALES JOB IN THIS WEAK ECONOMY!

BY THE WAY, WHAT DOES THE COMPANY SELL?

WE SELL LAPTOPS TO IDIOTS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Sales Job in a Weak Economy"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a job interviewer and a prospective employee. The interviewer asks if the candidate has any sales experience, to which the candidate responds with a series of "no" answers. However, the interviewer is undeterred and continues to press the candidate about their lack of experience.

The candidate eventually reveals that they have no sales experience, but the interviewer is still interested in hiring them. The interviewer explains that the company is willing to pay a base salary with a 5% employee discount, and the candidate agrees to take the job.

The final panel shows the candidate selling laptops to idiots, implying that the company's sales strategy is not focused on quality or customer satisfaction, but rather on making a quick profit. Overall, the comic strip pokes fun at the idea of hiring someone with no sales experience and the potential consequences of such a decision.

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