http://dilbert.com/strip/2017-01-15

It's budget cut time, PHB asks Dilbert to renegotiate all of the contracts with vendors. PHB gives him instructions to threaten vendors they'll go with someone cheaper unless they cut their price. Dilbert says they did that ploy last go around. He further states his poor negotiating skills, which was established when he whined about the new hire making more on Friday. Regardless of the obvious pending failure, PHB gives him until Tuesday to get it done.