Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 21st March 2020

Dilbert//11298, first published six years ago on Saturday 21st March 2020

Platinum Level Service

Tags

business, forecasting, future, predict, industry, blame, sell, upsell, platinum

Official transcript

boss: i hired you to predict the future, of our industry, but everything you say makes me sad.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I HIRED YOU TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF OUR INDUSTRY, BUT EVERYTHING YOU SAY MAKES ME SAD.

DON'T BLAME ME.

I ONLY PREDICT THE FUTURE. I DON'T MAKE THE FUTURE.

UNLESS YOU BUY MY SPECIAL PLATINUM - LEVEL SERVICE.

NICE UPSELL.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Nice Upsell"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a red cone-shaped head, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with a salesperson, who is attempting to upsell him on a special platinum-level service.

Key Elements:

• The salesperson makes a prediction about the future of their industry, but Dilbert is skeptical.
• Dilbert responds by saying he only predicts the future because he doesn't make it, implying that he has no control over it.
• Despite this, the salesperson persists in trying to sell Dilbert the platinum-level service.
• Dilbert ultimately agrees to the purchase, but only because he finds the salesperson's pitch "nice."

Overall:

The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of salespeople using vague predictions to try to convince customers to buy their products or services. Dilbert's deadpan response adds to the humor, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.

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