Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 23rd June 2011

Dilbert//8104, first published fifteen years ago on Thursday 23rd June 2011

Tags

crimes internet & world wide web black hat websites ranking search engine unethical near certainty loserish talking

Official transcript

Boss: I want you to use "black hat"

methods to raise our website's ranking on search engines. Dilbert: What do you like best about that idea - the fact that it's unethical or the near certainty of getting caught? Boss: That's sort of a loserish thing to say. Dilbert: Talking doesn't work for people like me.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT YOU TO USE "BLACK HAT" METHODS TO RAISE OUR WEBSITE'S RANKING ON SEARCH ENGINES.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT THAT IDEA - THE FACT THAT IT'S UNETHICAL OR THE NEAR CERTAINTY OF GETTING CAUGHT?

THAT'S SORT OF A LOSERISH THING TO SAY.

TALKING DOESN'T WORK FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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