Dilbert Gives You the Business A Dilbert Book

by Adams, Scott

• ISBN13: 9780740700033
• ISBN10: 0740700030
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Summary

Everyone who reads DILBERT" and works in an office will appreciate this newest collection, Dilbert Gives You the Business. Creator Scott Adams tells it like it is through the insane business world inhabited by Dilbert. If frustration and lunacy are an inevitable part of your workday, appropriate measures must be taken immediately. Andrews McMeel has the perfect antidote to your workplace stress. After 10 years of syndication, Dilbert is universally recognized as the definitive source of office humor. What makes this 14th Dilbert book so unique is that it is a collection of the most popular strips requested by fans for reprints and downloads from Dilbert.com gathered together for the first time. Arranged by topics for quick reference, this hilarious book is the comprehensive Dilbert source book, sure to alleviate work burnout. Packed within these colorful pages, fans will find all their favorite characters, including Dilbert, as he encounters daily issues from delegating to decision-making, trade shows to telecommuting, and downsizing to annoying coworkers. It's business as usual for the Dilbert clan. . . . Dilbert is continually updating his reacute;sumeacute;, Dogbert continues his pursuit of world domination, Wally strives to do the least amount of work possible, and Alice is eternally frustrated by the Boss. Welcome to the all-too-familiar world of Dilbert-the lowly engineer who has become an icon for oppressed and burntout workers everywhere! The most popular business-oriented cartoon in the world, Dilbert speaks to millions of fans who toil in the corporate trenches. No matter how outrageous a tale he spins, Dilbert creator Scott Adams inserts sufficient nuggets of truth in every strip to keep his believers laughing. In part, that's because Dilbert is based on his own former corporate experiences-and is kept current by culling inspiration from the 350-plus E-mails he receives each day. Keep Dilbert Gives You the Business close at hand-as you would your phone book, Internet diversion tool.browser, and any other work .

Author Biography

Scott Adams spent seventeen years in Dilbert-like cubicles; he started as a banker in San Francisco and was later transplanted to the cube farms at Pacific Bell. Since his escape, Adams has been living in California and working full-time on various Dilbert projects.

Table of Contents

Jobs
Bosses	5	(22)
Budgeting and Accounting	27	(10)
Consulting	37	(11)
Engineers	48	(10)
Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists	58	(4)
Financial Advisors	62	(2)
Human Resources	64	(9)
Information Services	73	(4)
Interns and Co-ops	77	(2)
ISO 9000 and 14000	79	(4)
Lawyers	83	(5)
Marketing	88	(9)
Procurement	97	(1)
Programmers	97	(9)
Project Management	106	(11)
Quality Assurance	117	(1)
Retail and Service Jobs	118	(5)
Safety	123	(2)
Sales	125	(12)
Secretaries	137	(6)
Security	143	(2)
Strategy and Planning	145	(2)
Tech Support	147	(5)
Technical Writing	152	(4)
Temps and Contract Employees	156	(3)
Training	159	(4)
Job Impediments
Annoying Co-workers	163	(9)
Business Language	172	(6)
Cubicles	178	(4)
Gender Relations	182	(5)
Incentives	187	(4)
Meetings and Presentations	191	(7)
Mergers	198	(3)
Performance Reviews	201	(9)
Policies	210	(2)
Reorganizations	212	(3)
Teamwork	215	(2)
Telecommuting	217	(5)
Travel	222