Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 18th December 2014

Dilbert//9378, first published twelve years ago on Thursday 18th December 2014

Engineers Built Everything That Matters

Tags

engineers, importance, marketing, wages, pay scale, modern civilization, need both, marketing guy, business, money

Official transcript

The Marketing Guy. Marketing Guy: I don't see why engineers get paid more than marketing professionals. Dilbert: Maybe because engineers designed and built every important part of modern civilization and all you did was misrepresent it. Marketing Guy: My point is that you need both. Dilbert: You really don't.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MARKETING GUY I DON'T SEE WHY ENGINEERS GET PAID MORE THAN MARKETING PROFESSIONALS.

MAYBE BECAUSE ENGINEERS DESIGNED AND BUILT EVERY IMPORTANT PART OF MODERN CIVILIZATION AND ALL YOU DID WAS MISREPRESENT IT.

MY POINT IS THAT YOU NEED BOTH.

YOU REALLY DON'T.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Marketing Guy"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert and a marketing professional discussing the value of engineers.
• The marketing professional argues that engineers are overpaid due to their perceived importance in modern civilization.
• Dilbert counters that engineers are not overpaid, but rather, their work is undervalued.
• The conversation highlights the disparity between the perceived value of engineers and their actual compensation.

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