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Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 5th March 2018

Dilbert//10551, first published eight years ago on Monday 5th March 2018

Elbonian Slave Labor


Tags

employees, slave, wages, compensation, minimum wage, morality, business, money


Official transcript

Boss: Management was shocked to learn that the company we acquired had been using Elbonian slave labor. We immediately replaced them with minimum wage employees who have no hope of career advancement. Wally: You did the right thing. Boss: That's how it felt.

originally published on dilbert.com


Open source transcript

MANAGEMENT WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THE COMPANY WE ACQUIRED HAD BEEN USING ELBONIAN SLAVE LABOR.

WE IMMEDIATELY REPLACED THEM WITH MINIMUM WAGE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NO HOPE OF CAREER ADVANCEMENT.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

THAT'S HOW IT FELT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive


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