Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 5th July 2009

Dilbert//7386, first published seventeen years ago on Sunday 5th July 2009

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worried scared stupidity shaking cruel economy

Official transcript

Dilbert says, "I'm worried that I won't get a raise this year."

The boss says, "You shouldn't worry about that."

The boss says, "You should worry that you might lose your job in the next round of layoffs."

Dilbert says, "I should worry about that???"

The boss says, "Well...probably not."

The boss says, "It makes more sense to worry about the entire company going out of business."

The boss says, "And that's nothing if the global economy collapses."

The boss says, "Maybe you should worry that the only viable livelihood of the future invokes cannibalism."

Dogbert says, "Are you still worried about not getting a raise?"

Dilbert says, "Not so much."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M WORRIED THAT I WON'T GET A RAISE THIS YEAR.

YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

YOU SHOULD WORRY THAT YOU MIGHT LOSE YOUR JOB IN THE NEXT ROUND OF LAYOFFS.

I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT THAT???

WELL...

PROBABLY NOT.

IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO WORRY ABOUT THE ENTIRE COMPANY GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.

AND THAT'S NOTHING IF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY COLLAPSES.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD WORRY THAT THE ONLY VIABLE LIVELIHOOD OF THE FUTURE INVOLVES CANNIBALISM.

ARE YOU STILL WORRIED ABOUT NOT GETTING A RAISE?

NOT SO MUCH.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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