Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 25th November 2010

Dilbert//7894, first published sixteen years ago on Thursday 25th November 2010

Tags

director of purchasing ethernet switch pencils annoyed problem dinosaur

Official transcript

Bob, Director of Purchasing Asok says, "I requested an ethernet switch and you sent me a box of pencils."

Bob says, "Sometimes I tweak the non-standard orders so I can use our approved vendors."

Asok says, "You can't tell the difference between a switch and a pencil?"

Bob says, "I can tell the difference between your problem and mine."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

BOB, DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING I REQUESTED AN ETHERNET SWITCH AND YOU SENT ME A BOX OF PENCILS.

SOMETIMES I TWEAK THE NONSTANDARD ORDERS SO I CAN USE OUR APPROVED VENDORS.

YOU CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SWITCH AND A PENCIL?

I CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR PROBLEM AND MINE.

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