Dilbert's Words of Wisdom:

  • I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow is not looking good either.

  • I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by.

  • Tell me what you need, and I'll tell you how to get along without it.

  • Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If he isn't there the first time, chances are you won't be needing him again.

  • I don't have an attitude problem, you have a perception problem.

  • Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.

  • A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the butt.

  • Don't be irreplaceable - if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

  • After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did before.

  • The more junk you put up with, the more junk you are going to get.

  • Salary Theorem

    Dilbert's "Salary Theorem" states that "Engineers and scientists can never earn as much as business executives and sales people."
    This theorem can now be supported by a mathematical equation based on the following two postulates:
    Postulate 1: Knowledge is Power.
    Postulate 2: Time is Money.
    As every engineer knows: Power = Work / Time
    And since: Knowledge = Power and: Time = Money
    It is therefore true that: Knowledge = Work / Money
    Solving this equation for Money, we get: Money = Work / Knowledge
    Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity, regardless of the amount of Work done.

    Conclusion: The less you know, the more you make.