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

AI Analysis

Title: "The Weasel's Quote"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a man and a customer service representative. The man, who has been working every night for a month, presents a detailed quote to the customer, only to be told that it is inferior to the regular vendor's price. The representative asks if the man did all of the work, and he responds that it nets out the same. The comic strip pokes fun at the idea of using weasels to get better prices from vendors.

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