Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th December 2015

Dilbert//9752, first published 11 years ago on Sunday 27th December 2015

Tags

sales personnel, salesman, sales, honesty, deception, stragegy, sociopath, lying, lie, business

Official transcript

Man: I need you to join me on a sales call to tell my customer how easy it will be to switch to our software. Dilbert: It isn't easy. Man: This is a sales call. All you need to do is say everything will be easy. Dilbert: What happens when they find out it isn't easy? Man: They won't find out until after they pay us. Dilbert: What will you do when they complain? Man: I'll tell your boss you misled them. Dilbert: Not if I warn him first! Man: Too late. I already told him you're a liar.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED YOU TO JOIN ME ON A SALES CALL TO TELL MY CUSTOMER HOW EASY IT WILL BE TO SWITCH TO OUR SOFTWARE.

IT ISN'T EASY.

THIS IS A SALES CALL.

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SAY EVERYTHING WILL BE EASY.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY FIND OUT IT ISN'T EASY?

THEY WON'T FIND OUT UNTIL AFTER THEY PAY US.

WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN THEY COMPLAIN?

I'LL TELL YOUR BOSS YOU MISLED THEM.

NOT IF I WARN HIM FIRST!

TOO LATE.

I ALREADY TOLD HIM YOU'RE A LIAR.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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