Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 9th August 2012

Dilbert//8517, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 9th August 2012

Tags

work ethic potential customers regular vendor worked detailed quote

Official transcript

Wally: I worked every night for a month to come up with a detailed quote for one of our potential customers. Then those weasels used our quote to get a better price from their regular vendor! Dilbert: Did you really do all of that work? Wally: No, but it nets out the same.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WORKED EVERY NIGHT FOR A MONTH TO COME UP WITH A DETAILED QUOTE FOR ONE OF OUR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS.

THEN THOSE WEASELS USED OUR QUOTE TO GET A BETTER PRICE FROM THEIR REGULAR VENDOR!

DID YOU REALLY DO ALL OF THAT WORK?

NO, BUT IT NETS OUT THE SAME.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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