Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 13th February 2015

Dilbert//9435, first published 11 years ago on Friday 13th February 2015

Knows How To Negotiate

Tags

deadlines, delivery, management, negotiating, negotiation, reorganization

Official transcript

Negotiations Continue. Salesman: I can't meet your delivery deadline unless you agree to my price today. Dilbert: If you don't agree to my price today, management is likely to do a reorg soon and change its mind about this project. Salesman: How often does that happen? Dilbert: It hasn't happened since breakfast, so we're overdue.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE I CAN'T MEET YOUR DELIVERY DEADLINE UNLESS YOU AGREE TO MY PRICE TODAY.

IF YOU DON'T AGREE TO MY PRICE TODAY, MANAGEMENT IS LIKELY TO DO A REORG SOON AND CHANGE ITS MIND ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?

IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE BREAKFAST, SO WE'RE OVERDUE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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