Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 7th September 2011

Dilbert//8180, first published fifteen years ago on Wednesday 7th September 2011

Tags

business ethics computers & peripherals software install and test database software engineering

Official transcript

Dogbert: I recommend that you buy the Dogbert database software. Boss: Did I just pay a consultant to recommend his own company's software? Dogbert: I'm totally objective. Boss: Who would install and test it? Dogbert: Maybe a consultant who knows the product? Dogbert consults

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DOGBERT CONSULTS I RECOMMEND THAT YOU BUY THE DOGBERT DATABASE SOFTWARE.

DID I JUST PAY A CONSULTANT TO RECOMMEND HIS OWN COMPANY'S SOFTWARE?

I'M TOTALLY OBJECTIVE.

WHO WOULD INSTALL AND TEST IT?

MAYBE A CONSULTANT WHO KNOWS THE PRODUCT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip is titled "Dogbert Consults" and features a man sitting at a desk, recommending software to his client. The client asks if he just paid a consultant to recommend his own company's software, and the man responds that he is "totally objective." The client then asks who would install and test the product, and the man replies that maybe a consultant who knows the product would be suitable.

Key Points:

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of consultants recommending their own products.
• The man's response to the client's question about his objectivity is ironic, as he is clearly biased towards recommending his own company's software.
• The punchline about the consultant who knows the product is a clever play on words, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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