Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 26th August 2012

Dilbert//8534, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 26th August 2012

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employees managers & supervisors money raise higher pay income higher boss salary intuition business

Official transcript

Boss: I can't give you the raise you deserve because it would make your pay higher than mine. Alice: I don't see how that's a problem. Boss: Let me explain it to you this way, Alice. If you make more money than I do your compensation would be greater than mine. Alice: That's not a reason, you ignorant baboon! Boss: Okay, how about... I must be smarter than you because my income is higher. Alice: Gaaa!!! Boss: When I don't have reasons for things, is that called intuition or just common sense?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE RAISE YOU DESERVE BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE YOUR PAY HIGHER THAN MINE.

I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S A PROBLEM.

LET ME EXPLAIN IT TO YOU THIS WAY, ALICE.

IF YOU MAKE MORE MONEY THAN I DO...

YOUR COMPENSATION WOULD BE GREATER THAN MINE.

THAT'S NOT A REASON, YOU IGNORANT BABOON!

OKAY, HOW ABOUT ... I MUST BE SMARTER THAN YOU BECAUSE MY INCOME IS HIGHER?

GAAA!!!

WHEN I DON'T HAVE REASONS FOR THINGS, IS THAT CALLED INTUITION OR JUST COMMON SENSE?

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