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

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Ambiguous Invoice"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in, features Dilbert, a bespectacled office worker, and his boss, who are engaged in a conversation about an invoice. The boss is holding the invoice and asks Dilbert if he has seen it. Dilbert responds that he has not, but the boss insists that he did. The boss then asks Dilbert to read the invoice, which Dilbert does, but claims that it is ambiguous.

The boss becomes frustrated and tells Dilbert that he is a bad listener, implying that Dilbert did not pay attention to the invoice. Dilbert retorts that he thought they already paid the vendor, and the boss forgets all the extras he mentioned in a long and rambling explanation that was intentionally ambiguous.

The comic strip pokes fun at the common workplace scenario where employees may struggle to understand complex or vague instructions, leading to misunderstandings and frustration. It highlights the importance of clear communication and active listening in avoiding such conflicts.

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.