Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 7th June 2020

Dilbert//11376, first published six years ago on Sunday 7th June 2020

Should Have Done It Sooner

Tags

business, dollars, failure, managers & supervisors, patch, payroll, problem, raise, savings, software, technology, years

Official transcript

dilbert: i wrote a software patch that will save three million dollars per year. i feel as if i deserve a bonus or a raise.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WROTE A SOFTWARE PATCH THAT WILL SAVE THREE MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR.

I FEEL AS IF I DESERVE A BONUS OR A RAISE.

WHEN DID YOU DO IT?

THIS WEEK.

HOW LONG DID WE HAVE THE PROBLEM?

FIVE YEARS.

THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT FIVE YEARS AGO.

LOOKS LIKE A GIGANTIC FAILURE TO ME. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.

DID YOU TRY MY STRATEGY FOR KEEPING PAYROLL EXPENSES LOW?

WORKS LIKE MAGIC.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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.