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?

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