Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 13th October 2017
Dilbert//10408, first published nine years ago on Friday 13th October 2017
Being Ineffective
Tags
negotiating, haggle, training, conference, skills
Official transcript
Boss: Why are we paying so much for this software? Dilbert: Because you didn't let me take a class on negotiating like I asked. Boss: Are you using this as leverage to get approval for the class? Dilbert: No, I'm just being ineffective. Does it look the same?
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
WHY ARE WE PAYING SO MUCH FOR THIS SOFTWARE?
BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LET ME TAKE A CLASS ON NEGOTIATING LIKE I ASKED.
ARE YOU USING THIS AS LEVERAGE TO GET APPROVAL FOR THE CLASS?
NO, IM JUST BEING INEFFECTIVE. DOES IT LOOK THE SAME?
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Title: "The Cost of Approval"
Summary:
The comic strip depicts a conversation between a manager and an employee. The manager asks why they are paying so much for software, to which the employee responds that they didn't let them take a class on negotiating like they asked. The manager then asks if they are using the software as leverage to get approval for the class, and the employee replies that it looks the same. The manager is unimpressed and asks if it's just being ineffective.
Key Points:
- The manager is frustrated with the cost of the software.
- The employee claims they didn't get to take a class on negotiating.
- The manager suspects the employee is using the software as leverage to get approval for the class.
- The employee denies this, but the manager is skeptical.
- The conversation highlights the potential for ineffective use of resources.
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