Dilbert cartoon first published on Wednesday 13th January 2016

Dilbert//9769, first published ten years ago on Wednesday 13th January 2016

Charging Client For Thinking

Tags

thinking, engineers, time, worth, meetings, billing, money, cost

Official transcript

Boss: The client says you billed them for all the time you spent thinking about their project. Dilbert: I'm an engineer. Thinking is what I do. Should I think less? Boss: Maybe you could meet with someone while you think. Dilbert: How's that working right now?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE CLIENT SAYS YOU BILLED THEM FOR ALL THE TIME YOU SPENT THINKING ABOUT THEIR PROJECT.

IM AN ENGINEER.

THINKING IS WHAT I DO. SHOULD I THINK LESS?

MAYBE YOU COULD MEET WITH SOMEONE WHILE YOU THINK.

HOW'S THAT WORKING RIGHT NOW?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Client's Billable Hours"

Summary:

This comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled engineer with a distinctive hairstyle, seated at his desk. A client enters his office and inquires about the billable hours for their project. Dilbert responds with a witty remark, "The client says you billed them for all the time you spent thinking about their project." The client, seemingly unaware of Dilbert's sarcasm, asks, "I'm an engineer. Thinking is what I do. Should I think less?" Dilbert's response is equally dry: "Maybe you could meet with someone while you think. How's that working right now?" The client's expression remains puzzled, leaving the reader to wonder if Dilbert's comment has fallen flat or if the client is simply not grasping the humor.

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