Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th April 2012

Dilbert//8393, first published fourteen years ago on Saturday 7th April 2012

Tags

business ethics agreements deals existence empire seem larger paycheck fair plan awful world balckmail boss employee

Official transcript

Wally: IF you agree to give me no work, I will agree to not sue you with some sort of bogus employee claim. My existence will make your empire seem larger, and stockholders will get stuck with the bill for my paycheck. Boss: Why does that seem like a fair plan? Wally: We live in an awful world.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

IF YOU AGREE TO GIVE ME NO WORK, I WILL AGREE TO NOT SUE YOU WITH SOME SORT OF BOGUS EMPLOYEE CLAIM MY EXISTENCE WILL MAKE YOUR EMPIRE SEEM LARGER, AND STOCKHOLDERS WILL GET STUCK WITH THE BILL FOR MY PAYCHECK.

WHY DOES THAT SEEM LIKE A FAIR PLAN?

WE LIVE IN AN AWFUL WORLD.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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