When Body Language Goes Bad

by Scott Adams

Part of Dilbert, book 21

First published 2003

Scott Adams delivers his 21st Dilbert collection as corporate America reels from major scandals. The comic strip engineer Dilbert navigates pointless projects alongside his cubicle companions Alice, Wally, and intern Asok. Their company stumbles through botched takeovers and ridiculous team building sessions. Management launches absurd initiatives like contests to name the restrooms. Adams introduces memorable guest characters including Psycho Hillbilly, a network design engineer who abandoned his gentle biker image, and M. T. Suit, an empty suit who roams the halls spouting corporate jargon about leveraging platforms and enhancing core competencies. The strips appear in over 2,000 newspapers worldwide. Adams draws roughly 80 percent of his material from his 150 million readers who share their workplace horror stories. This collection captures the ridiculous reality of modern office life through Adams' satirical lens.

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

Vibes: humorous, satirical, thought-provoking

Tropes: corporate-satire, workplace-comedy

128 pages · Paperback · Andrews McMeel Publishing

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