Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd May 2018

Dilbert//10610, first published eight years ago on Thursday 3rd May 2018

Customers Work For Free

Tags

test, big business, money, savings, obliviousness

Official transcript

Alice: Did anyone test our user interface before we shipped it? Boss: No, our customers will tell us what they don't like about it. And they work for free. Alice: That isn't right. Boss: That's what our customers say, too, and unlike you, they work for free.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

DID ANYONE TEST OUR USER INTERFACE BEFORE WE SHIPPED IT?

NO, OUR CUSTOMERS WILL TELL US WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE ABOUT IT. AND THEY WORK FOR FREE.

THAT ISN'T RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY, TOO, AND UNLIKE YOU, THEY WORK FOR FREE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Free Testing"

Summary:

The comic strip features a conversation between a customer and a representative of a company. The customer inquires about the user interface of a product, to which the representative responds that their customers have provided feedback on the product, and that it works for free. The customer is skeptical, pointing out that the representative's statement is contradictory, as the product is not free. The representative's response is that their customers have said too, and unlike you, they work for free. The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of companies claiming that their customers have provided positive feedback, when in reality, the customers may not have been asked or may not have provided such feedback.

generated by llama-3.2-11b-vision-instruct

Accompanying textual content, such as title, tags and transcripts, is shown here if we have it. Not every comic has all of these, and they seem to be a bit hit and miss even on the official website.