On election day I thought we all needed some light relief…

Dilbert’s Theory of Salary states that engineers, scientists and academics can never earn as much as business executives and sales people. This theorem can now be supported by a mathematical formula based on two postulates:-

Postulate 1: Knowledge is Power

Postulate 2: Time is money

As every engineer knows,

Power = Work / time

Since Knowledge = Power 

and Time = Money 

We have 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 more you know the less you earn and conversely the less you know, the more you earn!

With rueful thanks to Dilbert!