Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 4th March 2013
Dilbert//8724, first published thirteen years ago on Monday 4th March 2013
Tags
cruelty maintenance plan managers & supervisors over budget take chances business
Official transcript
Dilbert: Should we buy the maintenance plan or just take our chances? What do you prefer? Boss: I prefer to punish you for buying the maintenance plan and going over budget, but I also don't mind firing you for not buying it if we later need it. Which one of us has a better job?
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
SHOULD WE BUY THE MAINTENANCE PLAN OR JUST TAKE OUR CHANCES? WHAT DO YOU PREFER?
I PREFER TO PUNISH YOU FOR BUYING THE MAIN TENANCE PLAN AND GOING OVER BUDGET. BUT I ALSO DON'T MIND FIRING YOU FOR NOT BUYING IT IF WE LATER NEED IT.
WHICH ONE OF US HAS A BETTER JOB?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Maintenance Plan"
Summary:
The comic strip features a conversation between a boss and an employee. The boss asks the employee to buy a maintenance plan or take their chances, to which the employee responds that they prefer to punish the boss for buying the plan and going over budget. The employee also mentions that they don't mind firing the boss for not buying the plan if they later need it.
Key Points:
- The boss offers the employee a choice between buying a maintenance plan or taking their chances.
- The employee prefers to punish the boss for buying the plan and going over budget.
- The employee is willing to fire the boss if they later need the plan.
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