What Do You Call a Sociopath in a Cubicle?

by Scott Adams

Part of Dilbert, book 20

First published 2002

Scott Adams transforms his corporate cubicle experience at Pacific Bell into comedy gold. This treasury focuses on the office sociopaths who torment Dilbert and delight readers worldwide. Adams spotlights his most irritating character creations: Edfred the two-faced man, Anne L. Retentive, Nervous Ted, Loud Howard, and Alice with her fist of death. The compilation targets workplace creatures we all recognize, from the Office Sociopath who blasts voice mail through speakers to the Exactly Man who punctuates every statement with finger pointing. Adams takes aim at the quirky coworkers and broken processes that define corporate America. The full-color format showcases his satirical drawings of office oafs found in workplaces everywhere. Readers will recognize these maddening personalities from their own cubicle farms and laugh at the absurdity of modern business culture.

Genres: satire, humor, business, contemporary, comedy, 21st-century

Vibes: humorous, satirical, thought-provoking

Tropes: office-politics, workplace-comedy

224 pages · Paperback · Andrews McMeel Publishing

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