Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 1st February 1997

Dilbert//2849, first published 29 years ago on Saturday 1st February 1997

Tags

more work feeling unappreciated hard working employee hourly basis

Official transcript

Dilbert and Wally stand in front of the coffee machine. Wally says, "The more work I do, the more I'm given."

Wally continues, "It doesn't pay to be a talented and hard-working employee."

Dilbert asks, "How's it pay to be YOU?"

Wally replies, "Not bad on an hourly basis."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE MORE WORK I DO, THE MORE I'M GIVEN.

COFFEE!

IT DOESN'T PAY TO BE A TALENTED AND HARDWORKING EMPLOYEE.

HOW'S IT PAY TO BE YOU?

NOT BAD ON AN HOURLY BASIS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Cost of Talent"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a popular character created by Scott Adams.
• The strip revolves around a conversation between Dilbert and his boss.
• The boss is dissatisfied with Dilbert's performance and questions whether he is being paid enough.
• Dilbert responds that he is not being paid for his talent or hard work, but rather for being an employee.
• The boss is puzzled by this statement and asks how much Dilbert is paid.
• Dilbert replies that he is not paid on an hourly basis, implying that his salary is not directly tied to his productivity or work ethic.
• The strip ends with the boss looking confused and Dilbert smiling smugly.

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