by Scott Adams
Part of Dilbert, book 37
First published 2011
Scott Adams delivers his trademark corporate satire in this collection of Dilbert strips. The book targets workplace absurdities that plague modern office culture. Adams examines sensitivity training programs from Elbonia, employee satisfaction surveys that produce no meaningful results, and expensive consultants who generate hefty bills while solving nothing. The strips feature familiar scenarios like endless projects staffed with at least one WDG (Worthless Dumb Guy) and training sessions that accomplish nothing. Dogbert creates a beheading app while Dilbert builds PowerPoint presentations demonstrating that two monkeys could manage better than current leadership. Adams dissects the cubicle world's most ridiculous elements through his characters' daily struggles. The book offers readers recognition of their own workplace frustrations translated into comic form, explaining why Dilbert remains one of the most popular comic strips ever created.
Genres: satire, business, contemporary, comedy
Vibes: humorous, satirical, thought-provoking
Tropes: social-commentary, workplace-comedy
Period: 21st-Century
128 pages · Paperback · Andrews McMeel Publishing