Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 17th July 2010

Dilbert//7763, first published sixteen years ago on Saturday 17th July 2010

Tags

meeting customer wear jacket lazy optimism business

Official transcript

Wally says, "I'm on my way to a meeting with a prospective customer."

Wally says, "We have such a long sales gestation period that the value of my efforts won't be known for two years."

Wally says, "Just remember that optimism looks exactly like doing nothing."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M ON MY WAY TO A MEETING WITH A PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMER.

WE HAVE SUCH A LONG SALES GESTATION PERIOD THAT THE VALUE OF MY EFFORTS WON'T BE KNOWN FOR TWO YEARS.

JUST REMEMBER THAT OPTIMISM LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE DOING NOTHING.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Optimism in Sales"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a conversation between a salesman and a prospective customer. The salesman is overly optimistic about the potential of his product, despite having no concrete evidence to support his claims. The customer is skeptical and unimpressed, leading to a humorous exchange.

Key Points:

• The salesman is enthusiastic but lacks substance in his pitch.
• The customer is uninterested and dismissive of the salesman's claims.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the common phenomenon of salespeople being overly optimistic about their products or services.

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