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The Dilbert Principle (A Dilbert Book): AdamsScott Ne
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by a-true-ben - written on 30/11/03 (Very useful, 708 readings)
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Scott Adams used to work for Pac Bell before decided that rather than sit in an office cubicle, it?d be far better to quit that job and make a living writing cartoons about office life. His Dilbert cartoons are popular in newspapers - featuring a poor geek-y engineer (Dilbert), his (generally incompetent) co-workers, his (even more moronic) boss and a variety of animals (Dogbert, Ratbert, etc). Perhaps it says something of their popularity that my spellchecker recognises ?Dogbert?! The Dilbert Principle (first published in 1996, and Sunday Times no. 1 best seller) declares itself to be ?A cubicle?s-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads and other ...
by freediveheaven - written on 03/04/05 (Very useful, 125 readings)
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This is a very scary book for anyone who has worked for a big company or in an office. If David Brent managed to show the cringe worthiness of office life Scott Adams through his cartoon character Dilbert manages to show the absurd and ridiculous action of companies, managers and employees. Who is Dilbert? Dilbert is the comic strip creation of Scott Adams. Dilbert is an engineer and spends his days working in his cubicle. Hardly a role model employee Dilbert is always drawn wearing a short-sleeved shirt and a tie that turns up at the ends. Adams draws the inspiration for his cartoons from the nine years that he worked for Pacific Bell ...
by GroundZero - written on 24/10/00 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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The Dilbert Principle, in case you don't know, is that "the most ineffective workers are systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage - management". Yes, Scott Adams is not overly keen on management and bureaucracy. Anyone who has read any Dilbert cartoons in the past will know what to expect from this book. What I hadn't expected was that the accompanying text would be so funny. Included in the book are a number of emails from people highlighting the most ludicrous suggestions from management, and tales of generally clueless managers. While on the face of it this may not seem the best topic for a humourous book, ...
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