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- EggAndMuffin, on 06/15/2009, -7/+494Sell it to that kid who wants to download the internet.
- dvsbastard, on 06/15/2009, -11/+210That was actually very clever... Dugg!
- inactive, on 06/15/2009, -9/+170If that guy was smart, he would buy two laptops. In case he sells the first one.
- Lebrun, on 06/15/2009, -18/+132So... Dogbert bought Apple?
- justok, on 06/15/2009, -3/+91The dog is a metaphor, which is like a simile. Since dogs bark, and since bark is what covers trees, and trees is what paper is made from, and paper is used in papers, and this comic is in newspapers, and people have the newspaper delivered to them, then the connection becomes obvious.
- silvern88, on 06/15/2009, -3/+72God if I only had a dime for every time this happened when trying to find work on Craigslist...
- MangalaIII, on 06/15/2009, -2/+59Or Vector marketing.
- techdever, on 06/15/2009, -0/+55Thank you Ted, that was the joke
- ligyron, on 06/15/2009, -0/+53Sounds like applying for a job as financial advisor with Investor's Group. "Hi you have money? Great you're hired. Give us $500 to pay for your training material and the exam you're going to write. If you get over 60% on the exam you passed, otherwise you fail. If you fail, just pay us more money and you can rewrite it. Now, go find clients. Your pay is 100% commission based so bug everyone you know until all your friends hate you. If you can't find clients, you owe us money at the end of the month. Also, you have to buy a work laptop from us. It's $2000. You can stay with us as an employee as long as you want, even if you don't bring in clients, just make sure you pay us monthly because we won't be paying you. If you quit, that's ok because we've already made lots of money off you and we'll just hire some other random people that also have money. If this sounds really terrible, it is. But think of it this way: You can wear a suit, work your own hours, and brag to all your friends who got laid off that you got a job as a financial advisor (regular people think that makes you intelligent) in this tough economy so everyone will think you're awesome. You can also buy business cards from us with your name on it to reinforce your awesomeness. Just don't forget to pay us every month, toolbag."
- CDNChaoZ, on 06/15/2009, -2/+54Reminds me of the time they tried to recruit me into Primerica.
- inactive, on 06/15/2009, -1/+49It's like an inside joke on the internet.
- eraofk00l, on 06/15/2009, -15/+56Its funny because its true
- soggydave2113, on 06/15/2009, -1/+41it's
- wpc33, on 06/15/2009, -0/+39Or Kramerica Industries.
- Rain12913, on 06/15/2009, -6/+40That lost all potential when you started intentionally spelling words incorrectly.
- Ramenhood, on 06/15/2009, -0/+31Reminds me of Vector Marketing.
- Jason61991, on 06/15/2009, -0/+31Or Scientology.
- maxer64, on 06/15/2009, -0/+31AKA Cutco Cutlery. "You can sell for us. No, we don't have any customers for you. That's your job. And you have to buy this $90 demo knife set. Oh, the $14.25/hr the ad said you'd get paid? Yeahh.. you've sat here not selling for 15 minutes. It's down to $9.56.. $9.55.. $9.54.."
- diggeratwork, on 06/15/2009, -4/+33Dugg for hired worker's excited expression and the proper usage of pun.
- fragMasterFlash, on 06/15/2009, -1/+27Looking for work these days sucks. All the recruiters who see my resume on Monster or Dice turn out to be working for Wipro and trying to find out how low their outsourcing prices need to go to undercut me >:-(
TOOK R JORBS! - jakobmakob, on 06/15/2009, -1/+24Dugg for not ruining the punchline.
- nygenxer, on 06/15/2009, -0/+20This really happens. I'm looking for work and I can tell you I get 2 or 3 of these kinds of scams every week.
Quite frankly, I'm starting to run out of room for all these laptops. - subliminalurge, on 06/15/2009, -0/+19Gee, ya think?
- TechEvil, on 06/15/2009, -4/+23except instead of laptops...its sex?
- dwhs, on 06/15/2009, -0/+19Ah scamming, the American way
- RogerStrong, on 06/15/2009, -2/+20I loved South Park's spoof on Family Guy not being funny.
- luke374, on 06/15/2009, -0/+17I love it when my friends brag about getting sales jobs where they only get commission. They'll ***** hire anybody if they don't have to pay them anything.
- justok, on 06/15/2009, -2/+18Dilbert would think you are pretty funny.
- VinnieDaMac, on 06/15/2009, -2/+18Insurance sales are always hiring.
- digggggggggg, on 06/15/2009, -0/+13Sad thing is, too many people still fall for those schemes.
When the job market shrinks, a lot of people become desperate, and forget forget that you should never have to _pay_ your potential employer to work for them. - ScottyAnimal, on 06/15/2009, -1/+14"We are a marketing comapny."
"waht do you do?"
"We go door to door selling AT&T"
"Gaaahhhh. Isn't that door to door sales?"
"No it's direct marketing."
/turns leaves - LtAction, on 06/15/2009, -0/+13The Company called Quixtar, formerly known as Amway.
- cplusplus, on 06/15/2009, -0/+12Luck you. You probably haven't worked in the corporate world (yet).
- SpykeKelm, on 06/15/2009, -0/+11Tell him it comes pre-loaded with the internet, to sweeten the deal.
- iBleeedOrange, on 06/15/2009, -2/+12Perhaps he doesn't have 2000$ to spend on a laptop :( I wish I could buy a 2000$ laptop
- noclips, on 06/15/2009, -5/+14for slower connections: http://dilbert.com/fast/2009-06-14/
- Rain12913, on 06/15/2009, -1/+10Apparently you not only sensed that I would reply to your post, but you predicted my criticism, agreed with it, and changed your post accordingly. Thanks?
- inactive, on 06/15/2009, -0/+9What usage of pun are you talking aboot?
- zerton, on 06/15/2009, -1/+10uh no... http://www.svdaily.com/applehq.jpg
I've worked there - tas08, on 06/15/2009, -0/+9I still get a letter from them every couple months. I think I recently got my 5th letter. Unbelievable too, 2min on Google tells you it's a scam (and common sense).
- inactive, on 06/15/2009, -0/+9Amway
- asforoneday, on 06/15/2009, -0/+8http://www.spamlaws.com/vector-marketing-scam
- inactive, on 06/15/2009, -3/+11it's * 2
- anotherjack, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7Dilbert is openly based on stories sent in from various employees. Originality is not as prized as accurately reflecting the reality of some workplaces. For all it's flaws, Dilbert does a good job of exposing the insanity of a lot of corporate cultures.
- hotrodscott, on 06/15/2009, -4/+11I think this has less to do with computers then it does about the scam sales "opportunities" you run across when looking for a job.
- MrJagil, on 06/15/2009, -1/+8buckleyourshoe Liberalcookie, you're getting buried.
- theaceoffire, on 06/15/2009, -1/+8I felt so proud of myself for understanding exactly where you were going before reading the last word...
- ligyron, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7This comic reminded me of my friend who recently got a job as a financial advisor. He had to pay the company for his training, a laptop, and other things. It's all commission based. So far, the company has made over a thousand dollars off him and he hasn't made any money. "Yup I'm a financial advisor. I wear a nice suit and have business cards. I'm so awesome that I got a job in this economy while everyone else is getting laid off." All insurance/investor companies will hire anybody since it doesn't cost the company anything to hire and if it doesn't work out they made money off you so no risk
- Durrok, on 06/15/2009, -0/+7I worked for Primerica for a few months and made decent money. Only thing I harped on them for was I told the recruiter to stop acting like he was pitching me a sale and just offer people the jobs. He eventually cut out a bunch of the pitch in his recruiting schemes and had far more recruits.
- chesterjosiah, on 06/15/2009, -1/+8Mobile.
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