by Scott Adams
Part of Dilbert, book 22
First published 2003
Dilbert returns to his cubicle prison alongside coworkers Wally and Alice, all trapped under their pointy-haired boss in another collection of workplace nightmares. A parasitic consultant worms into management while the office endures the usual parade of weaselly stockbrokers and masochistic colleagues. The grim reaper pops antidepressants between visits, and a laboratory mishap transforms Dilbert into a sheep, though his coworkers barely register the change. Scott Adams delivers his signature commentary on corporate stupidity through these workplace warriors who make Kafka's bureaucratic world look pleasant by comparison. This twenty-second Dilbert collection captures the soul-crushing reality of modern office life, where annual performance reviews deliver exactly the words employees dread hearing most.
Genres: fiction, satire, humor, contemporary, comedy, workplace
Vibes: dark-humor, satirical, thought-provoking
Tropes: bureaucracy, office-politics, workplace-satire
Period: Modern, Present Day
128 pages · Paperback · Andrews McMeel Publishing