Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th March 2010

Dilbert//7631, first published sixteen years ago on Sunday 7th March 2010

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quality tester version 2 engineer overpaid appear performance review office politics raise arms out plan strategy wave folder in face angry bug eyes grit teeth insubordination engineering

Official transcript

The Boss says, "Dilbert, I need you to help with quality testing on Version 2."

Dilbert says, "I'm an engineer, not a quality tester.' Dilbert says, "If I do quality testing, even temporarily, it will make me appear grossly overpaid."

Dilbert says, "That impression could work against me during my next performance review."

Dilbert says, "A one percent difference in pay, compounded over the rest of my life, is big money."

Dilbert says, "Obviously my best strategy here is to offer resistance that's just short of insubordination."

Dilbert says, "So move on, little man! Scat! Go!"

Dilbert says, "Too much?"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

, I NEED YOU TO HELP WITH QUALITY TESTING ON VERSION 2.

I'M AN ENGINEER, NOT A QUALITY TESTER.

IF I DO QUALITY TESTING, EVEN TEMPORARILY, IT WILL MAKE ME APPEAR GROSSLY OVERPAID.

THAT IMPRESSION COULD WORK AGAINST ME DURING MY NEXT PERFORMANCE REVIEW.

A ONE PERCENT DIFFERENCE IN PAY, COMPOUNDED OVER THE REST OF MY LIFE, IS BIG MONEY.

OBVIOUSLY MY BEST STRATEGY HERE IS TO OFFER RESISTANCE THAT'S JUST SHORT OF INSUBORDINATION.

SO MOVE ON, LITTLE MAN!

SCAT! GO!

\I/ TOO MUCH?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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