Name: Sophie Shrimpton's review of The Dilbert principle by Scott Adams
Item: The Dilbert principle
Rating: 3
Author: Sophie Shrimpton

Scott Adams

a cubicle's-eye view of bosses, meetings, management fads & other workplace afflictions

The Dilbert principle

Evgeniy Medvedev

Sophie Shrimpton

DNF despite it being acceptably hilarious. Definitely not one you can read all the way through in one setting - more something you occasionally dip into when your boss pisses you off. Or the inherent absurdity of it all. For example, Adams' summary of evolution: First, there were some amoebas. Deviant amoebas adapted better to the environment, thus becoming monkeys. Then came Total Quality Management. 

I will never be able to look at a mission statement the same again. At least not as anything but "a long awkward sentence that demonstrates management's inability to think clearly."

Sarah Sammis

The creator of Dilbert, the fastest-growing comic strip in the nation (syndicated in nearly 1000 newspapers), takes a look at corporate America in all its glorious lunacy. Lavishly illustrated with Dilbert strips, these hilarious essays on incompetent bosses, management fads, bewildering technological changes and so much more, will make anyone who has ever worked in an office laugh out loud in recognition. The Dilbert Principle: The most ineffective workers will be systematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage -- management. Since 1989, Scott Adams has been illustrating this principle each day, lampooning the corporate world through Dilbert, his enormously popular comic strip. In Dilbert, the potato-shaped, abuse-absorbing hero of the strip, Adams has given voice to the millions of Americans buffeted by the many adversities of the workplace. Now he takes the next step, attacking corporate culture head-on in this lighthearted series of essays. Packed with more than 100 hilarious cartoons, these 25 chapters explore the zeitgeist of ever-changing management trends, overbearing egos, management incompetence, bottomless bureaucracies, petrifying performance reviews, three-hour meetings, the confusion of the information superhighway and more. With sharp eyes, and an even sharper wit, Adams exposes -- and skewers -- the bizarre absurdities of everyday corporate life. Readers will be convinced that he must be spying on their bosses, The Dilbert Principle rings so true!

Cubicle's-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads, and Other Workplace Afflictions

The Dilbert Principle

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Vikas Prasad

You loved the comic strip; now read the business advice. Or should that be anti-business advice? Scott Adams provides the hapless victim of re-engineering, rightsizing and Total Quality Management some strategies for fighting back, er, coping. Forced to work long hours, with no hope of a raise? Adams offers tips on maintaining parity in compensation. Along the way, Adams explains what ISO 9000 really is and assesses the irresistibility of female engineers.

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