Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 12th February 2012

Dilbert//8338, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 12th February 2012

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frustration tech support ticket window evaluated how helpful trouble tickets stubborness obsticle financial success disconnected new stranger hating

Official transcript

Tech Support: Hello, this is tech support. May I close your ticket now? Dilbert: Um... no. You haven't helped me yet. I just called you. Tech Support: I'm not evaluated on how helpful I am. I'm evaluated on how many trouble tickets I close. Your stubbornness is becoming an obstacle to my financial success. By the way, if our call gets disconnected, I count that as a closed ticket. Dilbert: I'll make it quick. Tech Support: What? What? I can't hear you. Dilbert: Son of a beach ball! On the plus side, my goal of hating one new stranger every day is right on track.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HELLO, THIS IS TECH SUPPORT.

MAY I CLOSE YOUR TICKET NOW?

UM... NO. YOU HAVENT HELPED ME YET. I JUST CALLED YOU.

IM NOT EVALUATED ON HOW HELPFUL I AM. I'M EVALUATED ON HOW MANY TROUBLE TICKETS I CLOSE.

YOUR STUBBORNNESS IS BECOMING AN OBSTACLE TO MY FINANCIAL SUCCESS.

BY THE WAY, IF OUR CALL GETS DISCONNECTED, I COUNT THAT AS A CLOSED TICKET.

I'LL MAKE QUICK.

CLICK SON OF A BEACH BALL!

ON THE PLUS SIDE, MY GOAL OF HATING ONE NEW STRANGER EVERY DAY IS RIGHT ON TRACK.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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