The Salary Theory…

JOKE OF THE WEEK, 28 Feb 2011

Dietrich Fischer – TRANSCEND Media Service

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: As every engineer knows: Power = Work/Time. Since: Knowledge = Power Time = Money Knowledge = Work/Money. Solving 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.

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2 Responses to “The Salary Theory…”

  1. Satoshi says:

    So, who are the richest in the world? The most ignorant! Where are they? Most of them are in G8 or G20 nations. And who are the poorest in the world? The most knowledgeable! Where are they? Most of them are in developing countries.

    I have a few questions to the author of the above mentioned joke as follows:
    (1) What is the purpose of the developing and humanitarian assistance to the poor? To make them ignorant in the end?
    (2) Are you an educator? (If so, your job is to make your students poor(er) because you make them knowledgeable day by day.)
    (3) Are you rich or poor?

  2. Claude says:

    Hello Satoshi.
    Great reflection:)
    Peace
    -Claude