Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 15th July 2018

Dilbert//10683, first published eight years ago on Sunday 15th July 2018

Tags

deception, deceit, contract, cost, money

Official transcript

Man: Here's my invoice for the extras. Dilbert: The invoice we already paid covered everything in the contract. Man: That only covered the costs I quoted with intentional clarity. There are other costs that I might have mentioned in the long and rambling explanation that was intentionally ambiguous. Dilbert: "Might have??"

I'm sure you did not. Man: Sounds like your word against mine. Dilbert: And even if you did mention it, you just said it was intentionally ambiguous!!! Man: I don't think you want to tell your boss you're a bad listener. Boss: I thought we already paid this vendor. Dilbert: Did you forget all the extras I told you about?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

HERE'S MY INVOICE FOR THE EXTRAS.

THE INVOICE WE ALREADY PAID COVERED EVERYTHING IN THE CONTRACT.

THAT ONLY COVERED THE COSTS I QUOTED WITH INTENTIONAL CLARITY.

THERE ARE OTHER COSTS THAT I MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED IN A LONG AND RAMBLING EXPLANATION THAT WAS INTENTIONALLY AMBIGUOUS.

"MIGHT HAVE"???

I'M SURE YOU DID NOT.

SOUNDS LIKE YOUR WORD AGAINST MINE.

AND EVEN IF YOU DID MENTION IT, YOU JUST SAID IT WAS INTENTIONALLY AMBIGUOUS!!!

I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO TELL YOUR BOSS YOU'RE A BAD LISTENER.

I THOUGHT WE ALREADY PAID THIS VENDOR.

DID YOU FORGET ALL THE EXTRAS I TOLD YOU ABOUT?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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