by Scott Adams
Part of Dilbert, book 38
First published 2012
Scott Adams presents a chronological collection of Dilbert comics that skewer corporate workplace culture. The mouthless engineer with the upturned tie works alongside his scheming dog Dogbert, the pointy-haired Boss, overachiever Alice, slacker Wally, and HR director Catbert. Adams draws from over two decades of corporate satire, depicting endless meetings with incompetent supervisors, pointless team-building exercises, and management fads. The strips expose shrinking cubicles, clueless coworkers, focus groups, and poorly conceived business strategies. Created in 1989 as doodles in Adams's own cubicle, Dilbert became a fixture in over 2,000 newspapers and millions of books. This collection captures the shared absurdities of modern work life with accuracy and precision, making even cynical office workers laugh at their daily experiences.
Genres: satire, business, contemporary, comedy
Vibes: humorous, satirical, thought-provoking
Tropes: corporate-satire, workplace-comedy
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
128 pages · Paperback · Andrews McMeel Publishing