Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 12th August 2011

Dilbert//8154, first published fifteen years ago on Friday 12th August 2011

Tags

business ethics stock market hedge fund million dollars insider trading algorithm winning trades create algorithm eat fiber money

Official transcript

Dogbert: I'll pay you a million dollars a year to work at my hedge fund. I'll do the insider trading and you pretend you created an algorithm that makes winning trades. Dilbert: What if I actually create the algorithm? Dogbert: Sure, and maybe you can eat fiber and make gold, too.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

ILL PAY YOU A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO WORK AT MY HEDGE FUND.

I'LL DO THE INSIDER TRADING AND YOU PRETEND YOU CREATED AN ALGORITHM THAT MAKES WINNING TRADES.

WHAT IF I ACTUALLY CREATE THE ALGORITHM?

SURE. AND MAYBE YOU CAN EAT FIBER AND MAKE GOLD, TOO.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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