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Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 2nd October 2012

Dilbert//8571, first published fourteen years ago on Tuesday 2nd October 2012


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engineers wages hiring engineers google million per year change the world average engineer pay money


Official transcript

Interviewee: Google offered me a million dollars a year. What's your offer? Boss: Work for us and you can change the world! Interviewee: Change it how? Boss: By lowering the average pay of engineers. Hiring engineers

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

HIRING ENGINEERS GOOGLE OFFERED ME A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. WHAT'S YOUR OFFER?

WORK FOR US AND YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!

CHANGE IT HOW?

BY LOWERING THE AVERAGE PAY OF ENGINEERS

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Hiring Engineers"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between two engineers and a hiring manager. The hiring manager offers one of the engineers a job with a salary of $1 million per year, but the engineer responds by asking for a lower average pay for all engineers. The hiring manager is surprised by this request and asks how the engineer plans to achieve this goal. The engineer suggests that they could work together to change the world and make it a better place for everyone. The hiring manager is impressed by the engineer's idea and agrees to consider it.

Key Points:

  • The hiring manager offers an engineer a job with a salary of $1 million per year.
  • The engineer asks for a lower average pay for all engineers.
  • The hiring manager is surprised by this request and asks how the engineer plans to achieve it.
  • The engineer suggests that they could work together to change the world and make it a better place for everyone.
  • The hiring manager is impressed by the engineer's idea and agrees to consider it.

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