Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 9th July 2009

Dilbert//7390, first published seventeen years ago on Thursday 9th July 2009

Tags

compensation pay money bonus denial rejection confused stupidity cruel

Official transcript

The boss says, "I can't give you a bonus because another division had huge losses."

Dilbert says, "Remind me again why my bonus is tied to the performance of strangers?"

The boss says, "I shouldn't tell you this, but we model our compensation program after practical jokes."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T GIVE YOU A BONUS BECAUSE ANOTHER DIVISION HAD HUGE LOSSES.

REMIND ME AGAIN WHY MY BONUS IS TIED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF STRANGERS?

I SHOULDN'T TELL YOU THIS, BUT WE MODEL OUR EMPLOYEE COMPEN SATION PROGRAM AFTER PRACTICAL JOKES.

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