Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 10th March 2016

Dilbert//9826, first published ten years ago on Thursday 10th March 2016

Dilbert for Wednesday 9th March 2016

Dilbert for Friday 11th March 2016

Asok Negotiates With Boss

Tags

compensation, haggle, money, negotiating, negotiation, obliviousness, salary, trick, eric scott

Official transcript

Asok: I demand a ten-million-dollar raise! Boss: Nice try! Every idiot knows that's your opening offer to set an anchor. Asok: I will settle for half of it. Boss: You'll take 30 percent of that, and not a penny more!

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DEMAND A TEN-MILLION - DOLLAR RAISE!

NICE TRY! EVERY IDIOT KNOWS THAT'S YOUR OPENING OFFER TO SET AN ANCHOR.

I WILL SETTLE FOR HALF OF IT.

YOULL TAKE 30% AND NOT A PENNY MORE!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Anchoring Effect"

Summary:

The comic strip illustrates the concept of the anchoring effect, a cognitive bias where people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they receive when making a decision.

A man demands a $10 million raise, which is an extreme and unrealistic request.
The boss, however, responds by offering a more reasonable 30% increase, which is still a significant amount but much lower than the initial demand.
The man is satisfied with this offer, despite it being much lower than his initial request.
The comic strip suggests that the initial demand set an anchor for the man's expectations, and he was willing to settle for a much lower amount because it was still higher than the initial offer.

Key Points:

The anchoring effect can influence people's decisions and perceptions.
The initial piece of information can set a reference point for future decisions.
People may be willing to settle for less than they initially desired if it is still higher than the initial offer.

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