Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 19th February 2012

Dilbert//8345, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 19th February 2012

Tags

charge customers free features customers abusive realtionship move in direction put up with

Official transcript

Boss: We've decided to charge customers for features they currently get for free. Dilbert: Um... Have you considered how our customers might react? Boss: Obviously. Wally: I'd like to hear how that reasoning process went. Boss: Fine. Customers love us and they will put up with anything we dish out. Wally: So... It's sort of an abusive relationship? Boss: Not yet, but we're trying to move in that direction.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WEVE DECIDED TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR FEATURES THEY CURRENTLY GET FOR FREE.

UM... HAVE YOU CONSIDERED HOW OUR CUSTOMERS MIGHT REACT?

OBVIOUSLY.

ID LIKE TO HEAR HOW THAT REASONING PROCESS WENT.

FINE.

CUSTOMERS LOVE US AND THEY WILL PUT UP WITH ANYTHING WE DISH OUT.

50... IT 5 SORT OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP?

NOT YET, BUT WERE TRYING TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

The comic strip, titled "Abusive Relationships", revolves around a group of coworkers discussing their interactions with customers.

The Conversation

• One coworker remarks that they have decided to charge customers for features they currently receive for free.
• Another coworker asks if they have considered how their customers might react.
• The first coworker responds that they will put up with anything the customers dish out, as it is an abusive relationship.

The Punchline

• The coworker who initiated the conversation is revealed to be the one who has been abusive to the customers, implying that the company has been taking advantage of them.

The Humor

• The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of companies exploiting their customers and the absurdity of treating customers poorly while expecting them to tolerate it.

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